TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) - It's the day after the judge declares a "mistrial" in the quadruple murder trial of Henry Segura, after jurors could not agree on whether or not the Tallahassee man had committed a crime.
Segura has been in the Leon County Jail since 2011, charged with the murders of Brandi Peters and her three young kids, one of them being Segura's son.
The jury spent 19 hours deliberating, but could not reach a verdict, resulting in a "hung jury."
The trial started on July 31st with three days of jury selection. Eight women and four men were picked, all of whom were white.
The state argued Segura committed the murders because of ongoing child support issues with Peters. The defense claimed the murders were the act of multiple people and possibly the work of a Mexican drug cartel.
After two days of deliberation, the jury announced it had not reached a consensus.
This was the first death penalty case in Tallahassee to be tried since Florida lawmakers required a unanimous decision for a death sentence.
The judge has scheduled a case management hearing this Tuesday, August 22nd, to start figuring out whether or not this case will be re-tried.
Both sides have indicated they plan to go to trial again, rather than work on a plea agreement.
Segura's lead defense attorney tells WTXL he doesn't expect the re-trial to start until after this year.
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