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The L.A. Riots | 8. Damages

Slow Burn

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The Trial of Officer Lawrence Powell

The jury in the federal trial was drawn from seven counties throughout Southern California, not exclusively from a lily white suburb. Unlike the Simi Valley jury, it included two black people, and one Latino. In court, Officer Lawrence Powell turned pale as his conviction was announced. Timothy Nguyen and Ted Brissino were found not guilty, but they were still fired by the LAPD.

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