Superior Court Judge Mark Stoner will deliver his verdict at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 22.
INDIANAPOLIS — Four-and-a-half years after Lt. Aaron Allan was shot to death, the bench trial for the man accused of the Southport officer's murder wrapped up after just six days in a Marion County courtroom.
Allan was among the first officers on the scene after Brown crashed and flipped a BMW in the 6600 block of South Madison Avenue about 2:40 p.m. on July 27, 2017. Prosecutors say Brown was suspended by a seat belt in the upside-down car when he fired 18 shots, 11 of which hit Allan. "The only reason you leave your girlfriend is because you need drugs, you need to get high," Anderson said."Of course they were getting high, judge. Mr. Brown had gone 16 to 17 hours without using cocaine."
Allan is heard on the video talking to Brown, urging him to calm down for fear he might hurt himself. The video played in court shows Brown start to struggle, shout and swear.There's a crack of gunshots. Allan crawls out of the vehicle and collapses, the body camera focuses on blades of grass and earth as people are talking in the background.Brown, Anderson said, is solely responsible for Allan's death and is guilty of murder.
"Not every story has a villain," Turner said in closing arguments."Lt. Allan is still a hero and Jason Brown is innocent of murder."