Timothy McGhee jury deadlocks
Quick one here on the rappin' gangster of Toonerville. Mr. Castro's on the trial trail, once again.
Convicted multiple killer Timothy Joseph McGhee might have received a reprieve on a date with the death penalty Friday when a mistrial was declared in the penalty phase of his trial.
Deadlocked at 10-2 in favor of execution, an eight-man, four-woman jury concluded after almost three days of deliberations that it was deadlocked.
McGhee, 34, one of Los Angeles' most feared gang leaders with a penchant for writing rap lyrics about his killings, was convicted Oct. 25 of murdering rival gang members for control of a lucrative drug trade.
In declaring a mistrial in the penalty phase, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Robert J. Perry scheduled a Dec. 12 hearing to determine how to proceed.
Deputy District Attorney Hoon Chun said prosecutors would seek to retry the penalty phase, in which jurors can recommend the death penalty or life in prison without parole.
McGhee, the leader of the Toonerville gang in Atwater Village, was found guilty of three counts of first-degree murder and four of attempted murder.
His autobiographical notebook of gang lyrics, in which he boasted about his crimes, proved vital in the conviction - which is not affected by the mistrial in the penalty phase.
Here's the whole thing.
Also, Mr. Blackmoore weighs in with some choice words that we're not allowed to use in the newspaper.
i went too Jr high with him and high school he was a skater and a good person but thing's happen too a person I will always remember him as a skter with his vision shoes and jimmy Z pants and his Santa Cruz shirt that is why when i read all of this it is so hard too believe my god help him in his time of need as well as his family and children who are we too say how this man die's ? !!!!!!!!!