COLUMBUS, Ohio — After almost five hours of deliberating, the jury got to leave early Thursday afternoon.

What You Need To Know

  • The jury for the Adam Coy murder trial hasn't reached a verdict

  • The jury deliberated for about five hours Thursday

  • The jury is expected to start back deliberating Friday morning 

The judge dismissed them at 3:30 p.m. because of the Halloween holiday. When they left, they hadn’t reached a verdict on the three charges former Columbus Police officer Adam Coy is facing.

Around 9:50 a.m. Thursday, the jury deliberation light turned red, which means they are deliberating.

A green light means there's a verdict.

Throughout the day, the jury had several questions for the judge. We won't know what those questions are until they reach a verdict. Michael Benza, a Case Western Reserve University School of Law professor of practice, says jury deliberations for a criminal case like this can take a little longer because it involves an officer.

“The jury will also have to consider issues about the conduct of the officer in a way like a self-defense claim," Benza said. "Was he allowed or justified in using the force that he used? So it adds an extra layer of the jury's duty in trying to reach the ultimate decision, guilty or not guilty."

Two of the charges Coy faces are Murder and Reckless Homicide. Benza says the big difference between the two is that the prosecution would have to prove he had an intent to kill in order for the jury to convict Coy of murder.

The jury is set to be back just after 9 a.m. Friday.

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