Edward Pinkney charged with election fraud, jury in deliberations
Posted: Nov 1, 2014 12:59 AM EDT | Updated: Nov 1, 2014 1:17 AM EDT
After five days of trial, the fate of community activist Edward Pinkney is in the hands of a jury.
The jury was given the case around noon Friday.
Schrock says deliberations will resume first thing Monday morning.
Pinkney is being charged with 5 counts of forgery, which is a felony, and 6 counts of knowingly having people sign a mayoral recall petition more than once.
The jury was given the case around noon Friday.
The jurors were in deliberation for nearly 5 hours and were not able to reach a verdict.
At 5:00p.m., Judge Sterling Schrock called a recess and let the jurors go home for the weekend.
Schrock says deliberations will resume first thing Monday morning.
Pinkney is being charged with 5 counts of forgery, which is a felony, and 6 counts of knowingly having people sign a mayoral recall petition more than once.