Federal prosecutors will decide by July 2 whether to retry Scott Warren, according to a news release Wednesday from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Warren, a humanitarian aid worker from Ajo, was accused of conspiring to smuggle two Central American men in January 2018.
His trial in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥â€™s federal court ended Tuesday with a hung jury after three days of deliberation.
Warren’s defense lawyer Greg Kuykendall said eight jurors voted “not guilty†and four jurors said “guilty.â€
Federal prosecutors and Warren’s defense lawyers are scheduled to meet at a status conference on July 2 and the U.S. Attorney’s Office “will make a decision on retrial prior to that hearing,†according to the news release.
