The El Paso District Attorney's Office says it will retry a former soldier accused in the death of an off-duty constable working security at a Halloween haunted house after a mistrial was declared.
The El Paso Times reports a jury was deadlocked in the trial of 21-year-old Devon Huerta-Person in the 2014 death of Constable Robert White. Huerta-Person was charged with aggravated assault on a public servant. A mistrial was declared Friday.
Authorities say White had been working at the haunted house when he was punched in the face following a confrontation with a group and fell to the ground. The 45-year-old died at a hospital. According to court documents and trial testimony, the assault may have triggered a fatal heart attack.
