Chaos ensued in an Ohio courtroom after murder charges against Simone Biles' brother were dropped by the judge, Independent reports.
Tevin Biles-Thomas, the brother of Olympic-winning gymnast Simone Biles, was accused of firing fatal gunshots at DelVaunte Johnson, 19, Toshaun Banks, 21, and DeVaughn Gibson, 23 at a party on New Year's Eve in 2018.
On Tuesday, the evidence supporting the triple murder charges was deemed "insufficient" by Judge Joan Synenberg of Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
His legal team had argued that the charges against their client were not supported by any forensic evidence. In addition, no witnesses testified that they saw Biles-Thomas shoot at the three young men.
Last month, a mistrial had been declared in the case after members of the jury were inadvertently given legal paperwork.
Back in September 2019, Simone Biles shared her condolences with those affected by the fatal shooting of which her brother had been accused.
She wrote at the time: "Still having a hard time processing last week's news."
The 24-year-old athlete added: "My heart aches for everyone involved, especially for the victims and their families.
"There is nothing I can say that will heal anyone's pain, but I do want to express my sincere condolences to everyone affected by this terrible tragedy. I ask everyone to please respect my family's privacy as we deal with our pain."
Biles and her brother were raised in Ohio and were adopted by their grandparents, who Simone often refers to as her parents.
"My biological mom was suffering from drug and alcohol abuse and she was in and out of jail," she previously revealed. "My parents saved me. They've set huge examples of how to treat other people, and they've been there to support me since day one. There's nothing I could say to them to thank them enough."
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