By Allan Lengel
ticklethewire.com
For the second time, a mistrial has been declared in the trial in Stafford County, Va., of former FBI special agent Arthur B. Gonzales who was charged with killing his wife, the Free-Lance Star reported.
Judge Sarah Deneke declared a mistrial Friday afternoon in Stafford Circuit Court after the jury had sent her a third note indicating they were hopelessly deadlocked.
Gonzales, 43, was charged in the shooting death in 2013 of his estranged wife, Julie Serna Gonzales, 42, who was shot four times in the chest
Gonzales claims he acted in self-defense after his wife came after him with a knife.
The prosecution said Friday it would go for a third trial.
