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Mistrial declared in Erwin in former sheriff’s trial

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ERWIN (AP) — A mistrial was declared in the trial of state theft charges against a former East Tennessee sheriff.

WJHL-TV reported jurors deliberated for about three hours Wednesday night and Thursday morning and then told the judge they were deadlocked on charges against Kent Harris, the former sheriff of Unicoi County.

Harris was being tried in Erwin on one of nine felony counts against him — theft over $1,000. Judge John Kerry Blackwood dropped a criminal simulation count against Harris.

When jurors told Blackwood they could not agree on a verdict, he asked if they could reach one by deliberating further. The foreman said the panel of six men and six women was hopelessly deadlocked.

Blackwood set Dec. 10 as the date for a new trial.

Outside the courtroom, Harris repeated what he said on the witness stand Wednesday.

“I have never taken a penny from Unicoi County,” Harris said.

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  • http://profile.yahoo.com/FQDB26UE7F2IHOL63DTFGTVPW4 SAYAGO CARLOS

    Kent is a MASON.
    Mason’s are sworn liars when they go into the lodge they worship the devil. do some research!
    This whole trial thing is rigged, masons everywhere in unicoi and everything is ran from the lodge!
    “i never took a penny…” no a penny wasn’t enough, it needed to be thousands of dollars huh?

    MASONS ARE NOT GOOD CHRISTIAN MEN!
    a mason thinks that a muslim and a Christian are both praying to the same God, no joke! A mason cannot pray in the name of The Lord Jesus Christ when they are in a lodge with the other brothers.

    How can a Christian call a muslim a brother???

    KENT IS A LIAR, AS ANY MASON SWEARS TO DO SO,
    the make a oath to “always conceal and never revel” on threat of death bu cutting out the tongue and slitting the throat which they confirm 3 times.

    research what free masonry really is, you will see it at work with this guy for sure! he goes to evergreen free will baptist church which is a BIG mason church, nothing but filthy masons as deacons/preachers.
    Billy likes to give the “horned owl” hand sign when he preaches ALOT, just go watch for yourself!

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