According to this report from MetroNews, following just more than five full days of deliberations the 12-member jury hearing the Don Blankenship criminal trial went home Tuesday evening for the holiday break without reaching a verdict.

 

For the second straight day, the jury had no questions for U.S. District Judge Irene Berger. Deliberations have now topped approximately 25 hours.

 

Blankenship, 65, the former Massey Energy CEO, is charged with three federal criminal counts. He was allegedly part of a conspiracy at the Upper Big Branch mine in Raleigh County that pushed production over safety. He also allegedly committed fraud in a statement to shareholders following the April 2010 explosion at UBB that killed 29 miners.

 

Click HERE for the rest of the story.

 

Editor's Note: Cover photo courtesy of MetroNews.com.