So what? The press be d*mn*d. They're crucifying Matthews, too, even though he's already a dead man. On questions like this, the news media are irrelevant anyway.
What matters is Alejandro Avila will get his day in court. And so will Don Matthews, for the Grand Jury will be getting his case soon. Whatever decision the Grand Jury returns, I will accept it with equanimity and in good faith. That's the American way....
We may not get perfect justice in this world; but the conclusions of a Grand Jury, whatever they may be, are likely to be more deliberative and impartial than the press reports; not to mention that what we have in evidence so far are the statements of parties-at-interest which have yet to be corroborated by objective, arm's-length witnesses.
It may turn out that there are NO such independent witnesses. Thus the Grand Jury presumably will be working mainly from the findings of the police investigation. I gather from what I've read, the police are scrupulously conducting it "by the book," owing in part to the age and relative inexperience of the LOEs involved. I have every reason to believe that this investigation is/will be a completely fair one.
Crucified? Matthews is roasting in hell by now.