Mistrial Declared in Ole Miss Student Murder Case After Jury Deadlock

A mistrial was declared in the case against Sheldon "Timothy" Herrington Jr., accused of murdering Jimmy "Jay" Lee, a gay University of Mississippi student, after the jury deadlocked. Lee's body was never found, but he was declared dead. Herrington, charged with capital murder, remains free on bond and faces life imprisonment if retried and convicted. The case involved explicit messages and searches by Herrington, and the trial may be moved to a different venue.