Jury sees they need to sleep on it. They asked the judge if they can call family to tell them they are OK. 10:36 PM - 9 Nov 2017
They also ask if they can make arrangements for fresh clothes and medication. 10:37 PM - 9 Nov 2017
The jury, plus the two alternates, are back in the jury box. 10:38 PM - 9 Nov 2017
The judge said jury can make one phone call in the presence of the jury and only one phone call. Jurors appear very solemn. 10:39 PM - 9 Nov 2017
Thanks for all your effort.
Tommy Witherspoon @TSpoonFeed 3 minutes ago The lawyers are still conferring with the judge in his chambers. Tommy Witherspoon @TSpoonFeed 6m6 minutes ago; The judge is waiting for the parties to return to court.
Tommy Witherspoon @TSpoonFeed 5m5 minutes ago
Just as I say that, we have a note from the jury. Stand by.
8m8 minutes ago
The jury has been deliberating two hours this morning with no contact with the court. That's about 11 hours total.
1h1 hour ago
But we will have to wait and see.
1h1 hour ago
If after that the jury remains deadlocked, the judge likely will declare a mistrial.
1h1 hour ago
Have wasted everyone's time here and another jury will have to be brought in to do the job.
1h1 hour ago
An Allen charge basically says they have heard all the evidence that another jury would hear and if they don't agree, they will essentially
1h1 hour ago
If the jury says it's deadlocked again, the judge will call them in and read what is known as an Allen charge and ask them to continue.
1h1 hour ago
The jury stayed last night at the Hilton Garden Inn and were brought kolaches for breakfast when they got to the jury room.
1h1 hour ago
Jurors are instructed to tell jurors who violate the court's instructions to stop and to report it to the court if they persist.
2h2 hours ago
The judge instructed jurors no to share personal experiences with other jurors and to not let bias or prejudice enter into their verdict.
2h2 hours ago
There is no provision for replacing a juror in Texas unless one becomes disabled.
2h2 hours ago
Sources said the juror disclosed his ties to the motorcycle shop on a questionnaire potential jurors filled out in early October.
2h2 hours ago
Jurors' identities are confidential and the Tribune-Herald will not identify him without the juror's permission.
2h2 hours ago
At least one member of the jury has close ties to a McLennan County motorcycle shop and his last name starts with a P.
2h2 hours ago
So we are back today in a darkened courthouse closed today for Veterans Day holiday.
2h2 hours ago
One note from the foreman said a Mr. P on the jury had experiences with Cossacks and he was not going to change his mind.
2h2 hours ago
The jury deliberated about nine hours Thursday before they told the judge they needed to sleep on it.
2h2 hours ago
Jurors told Judge Matt Johnson that they were deadlocked on all three counts, but the judge told them to keep deliberating.
2h2 hours ago
The jury was sequestered last night, the first time a jury has been sequestered in McLennan County in at least four decades.