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“There is somebody out there who had actually killed Michael Crites, who's still walking around, and my hope is that they find whoever that individual is and that they prosecute that person.”
New trial tentatively set for Jan. 8.
One day after closing statements, the jury in the Leon Ford murder trial says they are deadlocked. Prosecutors accused Ford of murdering and dismembering John "Mike" Crites in 2011.
New trial tentatively set for Jan. 8.
Leon Ford was put on the stand Friday for four hours, and right away, he was asked if he killed or dismembered John Michael “Mike” Crites.