2nd mistrial in case of Mississippi woman burned to death
A Mississippi judge declared a second mistrial Monday in the capital murder case of a man accused of setting a woman on fire, after jurors once again said they couldn't reach a verdict.
Panola County Circuit Judge Gerald Chatham made his ruling in the trial of Quinton Tellis after jurors deliberated for about 10 hours over two days. Tellis, now 29, was accused of setting Jessica Chambers ablaze in 2014.
As in the first trial, jurors had to choose between evidence that prosecutors said linked the defendant to Chambers' death and testimony by emergency workers that they heard a dying Chambers say someone named Eric attacked her.