MIAMI (AP) - A federal judge has declared another mistrial against six men accused of plotting to spark an anti-government war by toppling Chicago's Sears Tower and bombing FBI offices.
U.S. District Judge Joan Lenard ordered a mistrial Wednesday when jurors reported they were hopelessly deadlocked after 13 days of deliberation in the case of the so-called "Liberty City Seven." The first trial ended in a mistrial in December because of a hung jury for the same six defendants and the acquittal of a seventh.
The six defendants could have faced up to 70 years in prison if convicted of four conspiracy charges.
It's not clear what the prosecution's next step will be.
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MIAMI (AP) - A jury in Miami will try again to reach a decision on six men accused of scheming to blow up Chicago's Sears Tower and bomb FBI offices.
Wednesday is their 13th day of deliberations.
Jurors sent a second note to the judge Tuesday saying they were deadlocked. But the judge sent them back to the jury room to keep trying.
A hung jury forced a mistrial in December. One of the so-called "Liberty City Seven" was acquitted after that first trial.
The six defendants face 70 years in prison if convicted of four conspiracy charges.