Overview
- A six-person jury remained split after multi-day deliberations, prompting Judge Cristina Miranda to declare a hung jury on Monday.
- Jones, charged with second-degree murder in 2021 for Pata’s 2006 shooting, remains in custody as the court holds follow-up hearings this week.
- Jurors told ESPN the state relied on circumstantial evidence and inconsistent testimony, with five favoring acquittal and one favoring conviction.
- Key evidence centered on a delayed eyewitness identification by former instructor Paul Conner and cell-site data that could not place Jones at the scene.
- Prosecutors indicated at a Tuesday hearing they will retry the case, with the parties set to meet Wednesday to select a new trial date and the defense seeking a lower bond.