A judge declared a mistrial Wednesday in the case of Sheldon “Timothy” Herrington Jr. in the 2022 killing of Jimmie “Jay” Lee, a gay man who was prominent in the LGBTQ+ community at the University of Mississippi.

Lee's final text message appeared to have been sent to Herrington from near the suspect's apartment, Oxford, Miss., police chief Jeff McCutchen said, according to AP. Lee's car was later found abandoned in a parking lot, where security cameras captured him leaving that morning.

Jury says it cannot reach verdict on man charged with killing a University of Mississippi student in 2022.

Jurors are deliberating in the trial of a man charged with killing a University of Mississippi student who was well-known in the local LGBTQ+ community

A judge has declared a mistrial in the killing of a University of Mississippi student who was prominent in the local LGBTQ+ community.

Jimmy "Jay" Lee's body has never been found, but a judge declared him dead. Jurors said they were unable to reach a verdict after over nine and a half hours of deliberation.

A judge declared a mistrial Wednesday in the case of Sheldon “Timothy” Herrington Jr. in the 2022 killing of Jimmy “Jay” Lee, a gay man who was prominent in the LGBTQ+ community at the University of Mississippi.