COLUMBUS, Ohio — A mistrial was declared in the case of a man charged in connection with the death of a Columbus imam two years ago.
The Franklin County Prosecutor's Office said it will make a decision in the coming days if there will be a re-trial for 23-year-old Isaiah Brown-Miller.
According to the Columbus Dispatch, a jury deliberated for more than a dozen hours before declaring it was hung on Wednesday.
Brown-Miller was charged with kidnapping and robbery in the death of Mohamed Hassan Adam, according to online records with the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas.
Adam, a mosque leader, was reported missing on Dec. 22, 2021, after he did not pick up his child from day care.
Investigators said Adam was seen leaving his mosque in a yellow van on the night. His body was found two days later inside the van near a wooded area off of Windsor Avenue.
An autopsy report showed Adam died from multiple gunshot wounds, including one to his head. His death was ruled a homicide.
Police previously arrested John Wooden on a murder charge, whose trial is set for March 27.
