Murder trial in West Point ends in a mistrial

Murder trial in West Point ends in a mistrial

WEST POINT, Miss. (WCBI) – A murder trial in West Point ends in a mistrial. After hearing two days of testimony, closing arguments, getting instructions, and beginning deliberations in the murder trial of Jaylan Heard, one of the jurors disclosed that he lived where the incident took place. With that new information, Judge Jay Howard called a mistrial. Heard is one of six men charged with the September 2022 shooting death of Jerni White. White w…

Juror’s surprise revelation triggers mistrial in murder case

WEST POINT – A circuit judge declared a mistrial in a 2022 murder trial Thursday after it was revealed during deliberations that one of the jurors may have witnessed the crime. The jury, after nearly two hours of deliberation following a four-day trial, sent a note to the courtroom on the juror’s behalf asking the court if it was an issue that the juror lived at the apartments where the shooting happened and heard the gunshots at the time. After…