A jury was deadlocked in the Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr., murder trial 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.

The defense rested its case on Tuesday afternoon for day seven of Timothy Herrington Jr.’s capital murder trial. Herrington is accused of killing Ole Miss student Jimmie “Jay” Lee. Around 11:30 a.m.,

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

Sheldon 'Timothy' Herrington Jr. is charged with murdering Jimmie 'Jay' Lee, though the victim's body has never been found.

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.

Things ended in a mistrial during the capital murder trial for Sheldon Timothy Herrington Junior.The 24-year-old is being charged with Capital Murder.He’s accused of kidnapping and killing his Ole Miss classmate Jimmy Jay Lee in July of 2022.

Just before 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, a judge declared a mistrial in the murder trial for University of Mississippi student Jimmie “Jay” Lee. The jury said it could not reach a verdict after more than nine hours.