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Deadlocked jury leads to mistrial in Westmoreland County sexual assault trial

Eric Wright, 49, is charged in six separate cases

Deadlocked jury leads to mistrial in Westmoreland County sexual assault trial

Eric Wright, 49, is charged in six separate cases

ANYONE HAS BEEN HURT. AND LET’S GET BACK NOWHE T BREAKING NEWS THAT WE BROUGHT TO THE TOP OF THE SHOW OF OUR TOP FOUR STORIES AT FOUR O’CLOCK MISS TRIAL DECLARING THE TRIAL OF ERIC WRIGHT. HE’S THE WESTMORELAND COUNTY MAN ACCUSED OF SEXUAL ASSAULT WESTMORELAND BUREAU REPORTER. JIM MADALINSKY IS JOINING US NOW LIVE IN GREENSBURG, JIM. WE UNDERSTAND YOU JUST GOT OUT OF THE COURTROOM. WHAT’S THE LATEST? YEAH, THAT’S RIGHT. KELLY AND ANDREW THE JURY SPENT NEARLY 14 HOURS DELIBERATING THIS CASE BEFORE TELLING A JUDGE THEY WEER AT AN IMPASSE ON ALL CHARGES AGAINST 49 YEAR OLD. ERIC RIGHT THE JUDGE DECLARING A MISTRIAL JUST ABOUT AN HOURGO A NOW PROSECUTORS HAVE CALLED ERIC WRIGHT A SEXUAL PREDATOR WITH SIX ALLEGED VICTIMS COMING FORWARD TO TESTIFY IN THIS TRIAL PROSECUTORS SAY RIGHT TARGETED BOTH YOUNG GIRLS AND WOMEN AGES 12O T TEA TWO OF THE ALLEGED VICTIMS CLAIMING RIGHT RAPE THAN THEES CASES DATE BACK NEARLY TWO DECADES RIGHTS ATTORNEY TELLING US THIS AFTERNOON. HE APPRECIATED THE TIME THE JURORS TOOK TO TRY AND DECIDE THIS CASE. THE WITNESSES CREDIBILITY I JUST WASN’T THERE SO I MEAN IT DOESN’T SURPRISE ME. IT’S A VERY TOUGH THINGOR F A JURY TO YOU KNOW BASE OF A DECISION ON REASONABLE DOUBT FOLLOWING THE LAW,UT B I’M ACTUALLY NOT SURPRISED. THE DIFFERENCES HE ACTUALLY WENT DOWN A TNDALKED TO SOME OF THE JURORS AFTER THIS DECISION. HE SAYS THE MAJORITY WE’RE LEANING TOWARDS A CONVICTION WITH THREE TO FOUR HOLD-OUTS LEANING TOWARDS I’M NOT GUILTY VERDICT NOW RIGHT WILL REMAIN IN JAIL. EATING A NEW TRIAL PROSECUTORS INDICATED IN COURT TODAY. THEY DO PLAN TO RETRY THIS CASE. WE’RE LIVE OUTSIDE
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Deadlocked jury leads to mistrial in Westmoreland County sexual assault trial

Eric Wright, 49, is charged in six separate cases

A Westmoreland County judge declared a mistrial in the case against Eric Wright after jurors were unable to reach a verdict. Jurors deliberated for nearly 14 hours over the span of two days before declaring an impasse Friday afternoon.Wright, 49, is charged in connection to six separate sexual assault cases across two decades. Prosecutors have called Wright a sexual predator that targeted young girls and women ages 12 to 50. All six alleged victims testified throughout the course of the trial. Wright was remanded back to the Westmoreland County prison on bail pending a new trial. Prosecutors indicated in court that they would pursue a retrial, but the new trial date was not immediately scheduled.

A Westmoreland County judge declared a mistrial in the case against Eric Wright after jurors were unable to reach a verdict. Jurors deliberated for nearly 14 hours over the span of two days before declaring an impasse Friday afternoon.

Wright, 49, is charged in connection to six separate sexual assault cases across two decades. Prosecutors have called Wright a sexual predator that targeted young girls and women ages 12 to 50.

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All six alleged victims testified throughout the course of the trial.

Wright was remanded back to the Westmoreland County prison on bail pending a new trial. Prosecutors indicated in court that they would pursue a retrial, but the new trial date was not immediately scheduled.