A jury was deadlocked in the Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr., murder trial Wednesday. Wednesday. They could not reach a decision in the death of Jimmie Jay Lee.

Though the jury deliberated for nine-and-a-half hours, they eventually told the judge they believed it was impossible to come to an agreement, and a mistrial was declared.

Closing arguments started Wednesday in the capital murder trial of Sheldon Herrington Jr., the man accused of killing Ole Miss student Jimmie Jay Lee.