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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v Anthony Jefferson
TrueAllele connects illegal gun to police shooting
| Crime | On June 13, 2013, a Pittsburgh man (28) fled a traffic stop and led a high-speed chase. When caught by police, he pulled out a gun. The police shot him. |
| Evidence | DNA was collected from the driver's gun. |
| DNA | The county crime lab developed DNA mixture data from the gun. |
| Match | The DNA data was too complex for the lab to interpret. |
| TrueAllele | The computer unmixed the firearm genotypes. It found Anthony Jefferson on the gun with a match statistic of 270 thousand. |
| Cybergenetics | On February 8, 2016, Dr. Mark Perlin testified about the computer’s results. |
| Outcome | Jefferson was found guilty of possessing a prohibited firearm, and sentenced to 4-8 years in prison. |
Media
- Man flees traffic stop, shot in Clairton CBS Pittsburgh
- Clairton shooting causes man's hearing delay TRIB Live