PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A jury says a Philadelphia bicycle deliveryman acted in self-defense when he fatally stabbed a real estate developer in a case that carried racial implications.
The jury found 22-year-old Michael White not guilty Thursday of voluntary manslaughter in the July 2018 stabbing of 37-year-old Sean Schellenger.
But jurors found him guilty of tampering with evidence.
White’s attorneys argued he acted in self-defense when he stabbed Schellenger after a traffic dispute.
Attorneys say he was intimidating and intoxicated.
The deliveryman is Black and testified that the White Schellenger made a racist remark to him.
Prosecutors argued no witness corroborated that claim.
Schellenger’s family had criticized the prosecution’s decision to not seek murder charges against White.
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