Buju Banton Jury Split On Verdict

Jurors in the Buju Banton federal drug trial are having trouble reaching a verdict.
After about an hour of discussion on what has been their third day of deliberation, jurors sent a note to U.S. District Judge James Moody telling him about their difficulties.

The note said,

"we are still split on a decision and after reviewing evidence, nobody has changed their minds from our original vote on Thursday. We will continue to discuss, but I don't know if we will get to a final decision. We don't feel we are progressing, so can you provide further instruction"

The case went to the jury Thursday after closing arguments in a four-day trial. Jurors were allowed to go home for the weekend.

Judge Moody declares mistrial in Banton drug case.. The case is expected to be retried sometime in early December