Judge asks deadlocked jury in Devil’s Army murder trial to ‘give it one more try’

A B.C. Supreme Court jury continues to deliberate the fate of former Devil’s Army president Richard Alexander, accused of first-degree murder in the death of a Victoria man.

The 11-member jury returned to court Wednesday afternoon to tell the judge they were deadlocked.

The jury began deliberating Monday night after hearing a month of evidence in the case.

Alexander, 68, is accused of killing Dillon Brown, a 30-year-old father, construction worker and mixed martial arts fighter who was shot in the back of the head at the Devil’s Army clubhouse in Campbell River on March 11, 2016.

“After exhaustive discussion and numerous votes, we as a jury have failed to reach a unanimous verdict …We now ask your advice on how to proceed,” said the note handed to Justice Geoffrey Gaul.