Mistrial declared in killing of Vallejo officer - KRON4.com
FAIRFIELD (BCN) — A Solano County Superior Court judge Tuesday morning declared a mistrial in the penalty phase of Henry Albert Smith Jr. ’s trial for killing Vallejo police Officer Jim Capoot in 2011. Smith, 41, of Fairfield, was convicted of... All five alternates were pressed into service for various reasons, including illness, during the month-long guilt phase of the trial, leaving an incomplete panel to determine Smith’s fate. Smith was convicted of killing Capoot, 45, of Vacaville, during a foot pursuit in the backyard of a residence on Janice Street in Vallejo on Nov. Vallejo police were pursuing Smith, who was suspected of robbing a Bank of America in Vallejo that afternoon. Capoot pursued Smith’s GMC Denali in his patrol car, then ran after him when Smith fled his vehicle. Source: kron4.com
