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The retrial of Mashkhal Ibrahim for the hit-and-run case of former JMU student Jared Antle ended in mistrial Friday after almost seven hours of deliberation by the jury. Antle’s parents sat front row, heads bowed, as Judge T.J. Wilson IV announced the mistrial. Ibrahim had no family in the room due to a court ruling limiting the number of attendees. Aaron Cook, Ibrahim’s defense attorney, said even without a verdict of not guilty for Ibrahim, another mistrial is also disappointing, as...

The second day of the retrial against Mashkhal Ibrahim, for the alleged hit-and-run of former JMU student Jared Antle, kicked off at roughly 9 a.m. this morning.  Ibrahim, 29, is being charged with felony hit-and-run charges and pled not guilty. Ibrahim allegedly hit Antle with a black Honda Pilot on Aug. 24, 2018, before fleeing the scene. The retrial began Wednesday morning after a mistrial in December 2019, when the original jury couldn’t reach a verdict.  The day began when Judge...

The 2018 case against Mashkhal Ibrahim for the hit-and-run of former JMU student Jared Antle returned to court early Wednesday morning after it ended in mistrial a little over a year ago.   Ibrahim, 29, pled not guilty to felony hit-and-run charges for allegedly striking Antle with a black Honda Pilot in August 2018. The first trial, held in December 2019, was declared a mistrial after the jury couldn’t reach a verdict on the case. The retrial began with jurors being chosen Wednesday...

As the red light for jury trials in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County drags on, Chris Hottinger’s frustration grows. She’s been waiting since the Aug. 5, 2019, crash that killed her daughter, Raven Morgan, 30, of Broadway, for the man accused of causing the wreck to face trial. The trial has been postponed because of a statewide judicial emergency issued by the Supreme Court of Virginia due to COVID-19 precautions. “It’s gut-wrenching. I want closure,” said Hottinger, ...