TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A Shawnee County judge declared a mistrial on a murder charge against a Topeka man involved in fatal road-rage confrontation.
The jury on Friday said it was “hopelessly deadlocked” on the first-degree murder charge against 22-year-old Andre Clark Rhoiney Jr. in the October 2016 fatal shooting of 28-year-old Michael Stadler.
The jury found Rhoiney guilty of aggravated assault and criminal discharge of a firearm.
The Topeka Capital-Journal reports (https://bit.ly/2sd5SeC ) testimony indicated people in two vehicles were bickering and making rude gestures toward each other when a gunman in one vehicle shot at a van Stadler was riding in, killing him.
District Attorney Mike Kagay said he will try Rhoiney again on the murder charge.
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Information from: The Topeka (Kan.) Capital-Journal, https://www.cjonline.com
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