
Jury delivers mixed verdicts for the man accused of killing Detroit synagogue president Samantha Woll
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Jurors returned mixed verdicts Thursday in the trial of a man accused of killing a Detroit synagogue president Samantha Woll at her home, CNN affiliate WXYZ said.
Jurors returned mixed verdicts Thursday in the trial of a man accused of killing Detroit synagogue president Samantha Woll at her home. Michael Jackson-Bolanos, 29, faced four charges. Jurors deadlocked on the charges of felony murder and home invasion. They found him not guilty of premeditated murder but found him guilty of lying to a police officer. A pretrial hearing on the two deadlocked counts has been scheduled for noon on July 25. Prosecutors could decide to not retry the case but did not immediately comment after the jury’s findings Thursday. The trial, which lasted over a month, was complicated by the replacement of a juror this week. It also included stunning testimony from Woll’s ex-boyfriend Jeffrey Herbstman, who initially told police he “may have murdered my girlfriend” – but later testified he had nothing to do with Woll’s death. Defense attorney Brian Brown said his client was frustrated with the verdict. “We feel that the jury should have come back with a not guilty on the felony murder and also the home invasion first degree. They got it right on the premeditated murder,” Brown said. “My guy is innocent. You know, there’s no point of going through this all over again.”

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