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He filmed himself killing a man, and case ends in mistrial
Los Angeles Times
|December 06, 2025
An Orange County man who recorded himself fatally shooting a homeless man he said was blocking his path remained free this week after a jury deadlocked in his manslaughter trial.
A STILL from the scene showing Elliott's cart.
Craig Sumner Elliott, 70, of Garden Grove was charged with one count of involuntary manslaughter for the 2023 shooting of Antonio Garcia Avalos.
In charging him, Orange County prosecutors said the confrontation and shooting were a tragic example of someone trying to take the law into their own hands, yet the jury could not reach a unanimous verdict, deadlocking Wednesday 11-1 to convict, according Kimberly Edds, spokesperson for the district attorney's office.
The jury deliberated for 3½ hours before reporting they were deadlocked, Edds said.
This story is from the December 06, 2025 edition of Los Angeles Times.
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