SEATTLE (AP) — There’s been a dispute among jurors deliberating an assault trial in Seattle for a King County sheriff’s deputy accused of beating a 15-year-old girl in a jail cell.
KING-TV reports the jury foreman sent a letter to the judge Thursday saying that another juror has a 15-year-old daughter and could not be impartial.
King County Superior Court Judge Michael Fox denied requests to dismiss the juror or to declare a mistrial.
Paul Schene is charged with fourth-degree assault for the beating in November 2008 that was captured on video on widely viewed on the Internet.
