LOS ANGELES (AP) - A judge declared a mistrial after a Los Angeles County jury deadlocked on charges of mayhem and assault with a deadly weapon against a man who spent 16 years in prison before his murder conviction was dismissed in 2011.
The jury’s foreman informed the judge Tuesday that they were unable to reach a verdict after two days of deliberations in the trial of 42-year-old Reggie Cole.
Police accused Cole of shooting a fellow gang member in the leg for refusing to sell cocaine for Cole.
Cole was released from prison in 2011 after serving 16 years of a life sentence for a 1994 South Los Angeles murder.
The Los Angeles Times reports (https://lat.ms/1Vi24Bk) that prosecutors intend to retry the case. A trial date was set for mid-June.
If convicted, Cole faces a life sentence in prison.
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Information from: Los Angeles Times, https://www.latimes.com/
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