Jodi Arias Trial Today: Jodi Arias Prosecutor Pulls Another Hung Jury; Ex-Cop Convicted of Assault, But Jury Hung on Murder Rap

Jodi Arias Trial Today: Jodi Arias prosecutor Juan Martinez brought another trial to an unresolved end as the case of former policeman Richard Chrisman ended in another hung jury. The Jodi Arias prosecutor couldn’t get the Jodi Arias jury to agree on whether to sentence Jodi Arias to death or life in prison earlier this year.

Jodi Arias’ prosecutor got a conviction of Richard Chrisman on charges of aggravated assault, but the jury was hung on the charges of murder and animal cruelty.

Juan Martinez, the star prosecutor in the Jodi Arias murder trial, notched up another hung jury on Tuesday. The Jodi Arias prosecutor was trying a case against an ex-policemen from Arizona who was accused of shooting an unarmed man and his dog while he was responding to a domestic dispute call.

The jurors were able to convict Richard Chrisman on aggravated assault charges. But they were hung on charges of murder and animal cruelty.

Richard Chrisman pleaded not guilty to all of the charges. The ex-cop said he shot 29-year-old Daniel Rodriguez and his pitbull in self-defense. Chrisman claimed that during the Oct. 2010 incident he saw Rodriguez reaching for his gun. Richard Chrisman's partner said the man was unarmed man and posed no threat to either officer.

Juan Martinez rose to fame as the prosecutor in the Jodi Arias trial. Jurors found Jodi Arias guilty, but couldn’t decide whether to sentence her to death or life in prison for the murder of Travis Alexander.

Jodi Arias was convicted of the grisly murder of her ex-boyfriend, Travis Alexander. The former waitress and budding photographer stabbed him 27 times, shot him in the face and cut his throat from ear to ear with such force she almost took his head off. Jodi Arias said she did it in self-defense. She claimed Travis Alexander had a violent outburst while they were shooting a nude video and she dropped his camera. The jury found her guilty but couldn’t decide whether to sentence her to life in prison or give her the death penalty.

Jodi Arias’ judge, Sherry Stephens, may schedule a date for that retrial during an October 4 hearing.

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