COLUMBUS, Ohio — After a judge declared a mistrial twice in February during former Franklin County Sheriff Deputy Jason Meade's murder trial, a new date has been set. 

According to the Franklin Court of Common Pleas, the retrial will begin on Oct. 31. Jury selection and testimony will start Nov. 4. 

Meade has been charged with two counts of murder and one count of reckless homicide in the 2020 shooting death of Casey Goodson Jr, a 23-year-old Black man.

During the last trial, multiple jurors were removed and the jury deadlocked on a decision, resulting in the judge declaring a mistrial. Afterward, prosecutors said they would seek a retrial. 

On Dec. 6, 2020, court documents show Goodson was heading home to the Clinton Estates neighborhood of north Columbus, holding sandwiches, when Meade approached. While the sheriff's office said Meade had been in the area serving a warrant, the warrant didn't include Goodson's address.

Meade had alleged Goodson reached for his gun and maintained during testimony that he was afraid for his life as well as others. Meade also claims Goodson waved a gun at him, which is when he pursued Goodson in his unmarked vehicle. Meade claimed that while he was driving after Goodson, who was also in his car, Goodson had waved his gun at him right before the shooting occurred. 

According to prosecutors as well as Goodson's family, Goodson was holding a sandwich bag in one hand and keys in the other when he was shot. 

A coroner's report showed Goodson was shot a total of six times, five times in the back, as he tried to enter his grandmother's house, according to police. When Goodson was found on the kitchen floor, his gun had the safety lock engaged, prosecutors said. 

Meade was not wearing a body camera so there isn't footage of the shooting, and prosecutors repeatedly asserted during the first trial that Meade is the only person who testified Goodson was holding a gun.

If Meade is convicted, he faces life in prison.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.