# Jeronimo Yanez *Former St. Anthony, Minnesota police officer tried and acquitted in the 2016 killing of Philando Castile.* Jeronimo Yanez was an officer of the St. Anthony Police Department. On July 6, 2016, during a traffic stop in Falcon Heights, Minnesota, he shot [[Philando Castile]], 32.[^1] The [[Ramsey County Attorney]] charged Yanez with second-degree manslaughter on November 16, 2016, in Ramsey County District Court case 62-CR-16-8110.[^2] A jury acquitted him on all counts on June 16, 2017.[^2][^3] The incident went through two forums. The criminal prosecution ended in acquittal. According to the project's at-issue record, the [[City of St. Anthony]] separately settled the wrongful death claim for $3.8 million.[^4] ## Who Yanez was a St. Anthony police officer at the time of the shooting.[^1] The prosecuting office was the Ramsey County Attorney's office, held by John J. Choi, Ramsey County Attorney since January 2011.[^2] Castile, the man Yanez shot, was a school nutrition supervisor at J.J. Hill Montessori. He held a concealed carry permit and had told the officer that he had a firearm.[^1] ## What Yanez faced three charges: one count of second-degree manslaughter and two counts of dangerous discharge of a firearm.[^3] The jury acquitted him on every count.[^2][^3] The project's timeline records that the jury first voted 10–2 for acquittal before reaching a unanimous verdict.[^3] Castile's girlfriend, Diamond Reynolds, livestreamed the aftermath of the shooting on Facebook.[^1] ## When - July 6, 2016: Yanez shoots Castile during a traffic stop.[^1] - November 16, 2016: the Ramsey County Attorney charges Yanez with second-degree manslaughter.[^2] - June 16, 2017: the jury acquits on all counts, after five days according to the at-issue record.[^2][^4] ## Where The shooting took place during a traffic stop in Falcon Heights, Minnesota.[^1] The criminal case was heard in Ramsey County District Court.[^2] ## How much The project's at-issue record states that the City of St. Anthony settled the wrongful death claim for $3.8 million.[^4] The pack carries no settlement document or allowed primary URL for this figure.[^4] ## In the at-issue record At-issue pair AI-Ramsey-083 places the two outputs of the incident side by side:[^4] - **Criminal forum:** the second-degree manslaughter charge filed by the Ramsey County Attorney on November 16, 2016, ended in acquittal on all counts on June 16, 2017. - **Civil forum:** the wrongful death claim against the City of St. Anthony ended in a $3.8 million payment. ## In the Minnesota record ### Who - Officer Jeronimo Yanez, St. Anthony Police Department.[^1] - Prosecuting office: the Ramsey County Attorney, John J. Choi.[^2] ### When - November 2016 / June 2017: Yanez is charged and then acquitted on all counts, as recorded in the project's Ramsey County history table.[^2] ## Notes [^1]: Wikipedia, *Killing of Philando Castile* (project timeline row TL-0851) — establishes the July 6, 2016 shooting during a traffic stop in Falcon Heights by St. Anthony officer Yanez; Castile's age, employment and permit; and the Facebook livestream. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Philando_Castile [^2]: Ramsey County Attorney / Ramsey County District Court, case 62-CR-16-8110, as recorded in the project's validated *Warren E. Burger Apex Dossier* §VIII (2026-09-02) and history row HE-0227 — establishes the November 16, 2016 second-degree manslaughter charge, the June 16, 2017 acquittal on all counts, and Choi's tenure. No URL for the court record is in the pack's allowed list. [^3]: Wikipedia, *Killing of Philando Castile* (project timeline row TL-0859) — establishes the three charges, the initial 10–2 jury vote, and the June 16, 2017 acquittal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Philando_Castile [^4]: Project at-issue record, pair AI-Ramsey-083 (sources listed as court and news; no allowed URL in the pack) — establishes the five-day duration before the verdict and the $3.8 million City of St. Anthony wrongful death settlement.