Witness tampering and false testimony in the Pownall case

How behind closed doors in the grand jury, Larry Krasner manipulated the evidence to falsely indict a cop for murder

Editor’s note — In 2018, a grand jury impaneled by newly elected Philly D.A. Larry Krasner charged Police Officer Ryan Pownall with first-degree murder for the fatal shooting of dirt biker David Jones. But before the grand jury ever got involved, former homicide detective Derrick Jacobs was part of a special police unit that investigated the case and de…