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.

After deliberating for nine hours, the 12-person jury in the murder trial of Timothy Herrington failed to agree on a verdict. Circuit Court Judge Kelly Luther ruled the trial a mistrial and thanked the jurors for their service.

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.