CHARLESTON, W.Va. — For the second time in less than a year a murder trial in connection with a 2015 Charleston shooting death has ended in a mistrial.
A 12-member jury told Kanawha County Circuit Judge Charlie King at around noon Tuesday it was deadlocked in the Tremaine Jackson case. The hung jury caused a mistrial.
Jackson, of Charleston, allegedly shot to death Bryan Rogers of Ripley, during an argument over a drug debt on Charleston’s West Side in December 2015.. Jackson initially confessed to police but has since denied the charges.
The first trial, which took place last August, ended in a mistrial when a member of the jury visited the crime scene on her own. Judge King ended the second trial after the jury foreperson told him the panel was deadlocked and further deliberations would not result in a verdict.
Prosecutors said Tuesday they plan on taking Jackson to trial a third time. A bond hearing is scheduled for Monday.
The jury that deadlocked in the second trial saw a video tape of Jackson’s confession to police but his attorneys said he was coerced by police. Jackson took the stand in his own defense last week and testified he didn’t kill Rogers.