Ray Tensing's first trial ended in a mistrial earlier this month after jurors were unable to reach a unanimous verdict on murder and manslaughter charges for the July 2015 killing of Sam DuBose.
Judge Megan Shanahan accepted the deadlock Saturday morning, several days after deliberations began. Former officer Ray Tensing had claimed he was being dragged by the car.
The Hamilton County Prosecutor said the shooting of Sam DuBose was "asinine" and "totally unwarranted." Officer Ray Tensing, the prosecutor said, should have never been an officer.