SEATTLE (AP) — For the second time, a mistrial has been declared in the case of a former King County deputy charged in an attack of 15-year-old girl in a jail cell.
The November 2008 beating of Malika Calhoun was caught on jail surveillance video. Former deputy, Paul Schene, was charged in King County Superior Court with fourth-degree assault.
A mistrial was declared in the first trial in January with one juror refusing to go along with others who wanted to convict.
On Thursday, a second mistrial was announced after the jury failed to come to an agreement following two days of deliberating.
Schene says he was following training to subdue the girl after the car theft suspect kicked a shoe at him. On Tuesday jurors reviewed the footage of the attack for the first time in court.
