Murder defendants reach plea deal in landmark case tied to Antioch police racist texts

Four men on trial for murder in Contra Costa County will be spending a lot less time in prison than expected. The trial, which stems from a scandal involving racist text messages from Antioch police officers, is being called a landmark case and is the first major test of the state's Racial Justice Act. "This has been a reckoning for everyone involved, and there is no outcome that can ever satisfy anyone in this case," Contra Costa County Chief Assitant District Attorney Simon O'Connell said. The outcome of what was...