Rd Mistrial: Murder Case

rd mistrial: Attorneys involved in the case say the deliberations lasted 2 1/2 to three hours, not four hours, according to The Chronicle Herald. A corrected version of the story is below 3rd mistrial in case of ex-cop accused of killing black man For the third time in less than a year a jury has deadlocked and forced a mistrial in the murder case of a white former Oklahoma police officer accused of killing his daughter's black boyfriend By JUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUS Associated Press For the third time in less than a year a jury deadlocked on Friday and forced a mistrial in the murder case of a white former Oklahoma police officer accused of killing his daughter's black boyfriend, astonishing prosecutors and frustrating the boyfriend's family. In a story July 7 about a white former Oklahoma police officer accused of killing his daughter's black boyfriend, The Associated Press reported erroneously on the length of jury deliberations. Judge Sharon Holmes declared in the case former Tulsa police officer Shannon Kepler. Attorneys involved said the jurors deliberated for 2 1/2 to three hours. He was accused of fatally shooting 19-year-old Jeremey Lake in August 2014, not long after Lake started dating Kepler's then-18-year-old daughter, Lisa. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.