Editing Stacey Koon (section)

===Aftermath===
King was treated for a fractured skull and leg and multiple burn marks from when he was tasered. Nurses at the Pacifica Hospital where King was treated testified that the officers accompanying him had bragged about how many times they beat him. Overall, he had been hit 33 times and kicked seven times. 

George Holliday, an amateur videographer, had filmed the arrest and beating from his apartment. The video was given to KTLA TV and immediately became a national news story and one of the most infamous incidents of police brutality in history.<ref>[http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/lapd/kingvideo.html The Holliday Videotape, George Holliday Video of King Beating], University of Missouri Kansas City Law School</ref>

Koon, Powell, Wind and Briseno were indicted, arrested and charged with assault and excessive use of force. Due to the extensive media coverage of the incident the trial was held in Simi Valley rather than Los Angeles to avoid juror bias. On 29 April 1992, after seven days of deliberation, the jury acquitted Koon, Powell and Wind and were unable to reach a verdict on Briseno.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100812192824/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/authors_corner/jan-june98/cannon_4-7.html All 4 Acquitted in King Beating : Verdict Stirs Outrage; Bradley Calls It Senseless: Trial: Ventura County jury rejects charges of excessive force in episode captured on videotape. A mistrial is declared on one count against Officer Powell.], ''Los Angeles Times''</ref> Prosecutor Terry White theorized that the acquittal was due to the jury being desensitized to the violence, as the defence had repeatedly played the footage in slow motion during the trial.<ref>''Official Negligence: How Rodney King and the Riots Changed Los Angeles and the LAPD'' by Lou Cannon</ref> After the verdict was read out, Koon had to be escorted to his car by county sheriff's deputies in order to protect him from angry protestors. Within hours rioting broke out across Los Angeles and lasted for six days, resulting in 63 deaths and 2,383 injuries.