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tv. many here today as they come and pay their respects are trying to make sense of this senseless tragedy. luke? tough thing to do. adam, thanks so much for your report. we appreciate it. the man charged with shooting a ten-year veteran of the harris county sheriff s office in texas is held on capital murder charges after appearing in court today. the d.a. says 30-year-old shannon miles shot darren goforth 15 times in the head. and back. nbc s jamie novogrod on the ground in houston. what happens next in this case? reporter: well, luke, legal experts here in texas say a grand jury will be convened. this is a capital case meaning the suspect shannon miles faces the death penl. miles arrested saturday. he is accused of gunning down a sheriff s deputy on friday night at an area gas station. today in court, we heard gruesome details. the d.a. said when deputies arrived, they found 15 shell
welcome back, everybody. breaking news out of the new hampshire where we finally have the verdict being read in the owen labrie case, the 19-year-old that faced nine different charges allegedly sexually assaulting a freshman at the elite st. paul s school. right now, the breakdown as we have it is mixed from this jury of nine men and three women. they just returned. jamie novogrod is outside the courthouse to break down what it means and the most serious of charges, jamie, found not guilty as i understand it. reporter: yes. he was found not guilty on the three most grave charges facing him, thomas. three felony sexual assault charges which each carried penalties of up to 20 years in prison. all of those, found not guilty and pointed out before the
the prosecution going after this young man, painting him as a predator trying to sexually score collectively with as many young women as he could before graduating, something on the campus of st. paul s called the senior salute. a lot of people knew about the culture, knew about the phrase, knew what that meant. but this young man according to his friends bragged about the interaction and the sexual intercourse that he had with this young accuser. we are not identifying the accuser and we have chosen to distort her voice if you do hear any of the testimony playback. right now, we are waiting to see exactly how court is going to be advancing but this is a jury made up of nine men and three women. and they have come back on these nine charges. as our jamie novogrod was telling us, to the future of owen labrie, not guilty coming to the most serious of those charges which were three different ones of aggravated felony assault.
has put out its own statement and said that the allegations are not emblematic of the values or culture, ari. jamie novogrod, thank you. i did interview several criminal law experts in new hampshire about the defense s strategy and told us that the cases hinge on the credibility of the accuser. you can find that entire report at msnbc.com. we have an update on emotional testimony in colorado as survivors and their family vs a final chance to speak at the sentencing hearing for convicted movie theater shooter james holmes. leanne gregg is live in sen innocent call, colorado, with more. reporter: ari, dozens of people are continuing to testify today about how the crime impacted their lives. holmes is sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole where a jury failed to agree on a death penalty. he got life.