San Rafael police officer acquitted in assault case

Bay Area cop acquitted in assault case

A Marin County jury acquitted a San Rafael police officer of felony charges Tuesday in connection with a violent arrest that set off protests in the city. The jurors found Brandon Carl Nail not guilty of committing assault under color of authority and submitting a false police report, concluding a trial of more than four weeks. If convicted of both charges, Nail could have faced a prison sentence of up to six years and eight months. Related Arti…

San Rafael police officer acquitted in assault case

A Marin County jury found a San Rafael police officer not guilty Tuesday in an assault case stemming from a violent arrest in 2022 that severely injured a San Rafael man. Related Articles Marin jury weighs assault case against San Rafael police officer San Rafael police officer testifies at his misconduct trial San Rafael police officer begins assault trial over violent arrest Brandon Nail was ch…

San Rafael cop acquitted of assault as city settles civil case for $999,000

A Marin County jury has acquitted San Rafael police officer Brandon Nail of all charges in the beating of a local man, Julio Jimenez Lopez, who was stopped for drinking in public in July 2022. A full courtroom looked on as the court clerk read the verdicts for the two charges: not guilty of beating a person under color of authority and not guilty of making a false statement in a police report, bringing almost four weeks of trial and jury deliber…