A jury picked from Warren County to hear evidence and deliberate the fate of Jimell Horton found the Enfield man not guilty of all counts against him in the 2013 shooting deaths of Chris Harrison and Monte Hines.
A state witness and defendant in the Jimmel Horton murder trial claims Horton sent him letters while in the Halifax County Jail telling him to say nothing about the case.
A judge today declared a mistrial in the murder trial of Jimmel Horton.
The state intends to prove Jimmel Horton not only killed Chris Harrison in a 2013 home invasion on Zoo Road South but also killed Monte Hines, who was thought by Halifax County Sheriff's Office investigators to be an assailant in the deadly robbery attempt.
A third person has been arrested in the October 27 murder of Chris Harrison and is also charged in the shooting death of the alleged co-conspirator in the case, Monte Hines.
As the Chris Harrison and Monte Hines murder investigation continues, the Halifax County Sheriff's Office confirmed what it believes to be a motive of robbery.
Tierra Marie Burnell, the 27-year-old Halifax woman wanted in the shooting death of Chris Harrison, was apprehended late this afternoon in Elizabeth City.
Jimell Contrell Horton is scheduled for his first court appearance today after turning himself to the Halifax County Detention Center late Monday afternoon.
Warrants have been issued for the man the Halifax County Sheriff's Office believes allegedly killed Chris Harrison late Sunday night in a home invasion,
A 27-year-old Halifax woman is wanted in the Sunday night murder of Chris Harrison, according to the county sheriff's office.
