Prosecutor vows to retry mistaken-identity case.(NEWS)

Byline: Rochelle Olson; Staff Writer

A gang member accused in the mistaken-identity killing of a Minneapolis South High student last October will face trial a second time because a Hennepin County District Court jury was unable to reach a verdict Tuesday.

The jury began deliberating the fate of Jeremy Jackson shortly after noon last Wednesday. By late that afternoon, jurors told the court they were unable to reach a verdict and were evenly split on Jackson's fate. But District Court Judge Denise Reilly sent them back for further deliberations.

Jurors deliberated all day Thursday and part of the day Friday before the judge sent them home for the …

Prosecutor vows to retry mistaken-identity case.(NEWS)

Byline: Rochelle Olson; Staff Writer

A gang member accused in the mistaken-identity killing of a Minneapolis South High student last October will face trial a second time because a Hennepin County District Court jury was unable to reach a verdict Tuesday.

The jury began deliberating the fate of Jeremy Jackson shortly after noon last Wednesday. By late that afternoon, jurors told the court they were unable to reach a verdict and were evenly split on Jackson's fate. But District Court Judge Denise Reilly sent them back for further deliberations.

Jurors deliberated all day Thursday and part of the day Friday before the judge sent them home for the …