JURY DEADLOCKS ON MOST COUNTS IN BUNDY TRIAL

A federal jury, saying it was “hopelessly deadlocked,” did not reach a verdict on most counts in the trial of six men accused of taking up arms against federal agents during the Bundy Ranch standoff in 2014.

The jury told the judge Monday that it was hung on most of the charges against almost all the defendants and did not convict any of the six on conspiracy charges, viewed as a huge blow to government prosecutors.

The jury found two defendants guilty of some charges and said in a note that it was deadlocked on all charges against the other four men. The judge sent the jurors back to deliberations to see whether they could reach verdicts against those men.

This is the first of three trials in the most high-profile land-use case in modern Western history, which pit a family of cattle ranchers and states-rights activists against the Bureau of Land Management.