Prosecutors to retry Shepherd
BY LOGAN G. CARVER
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Story last updated at 11/18/2009 - 9:09 pm
Kayla Smith sobbed as her brother was escorted back to jail for choking her son, even though a jury on Wednesday gave him probation.
She said it was time for her family to start the healing process, but now they might go through a second trial.
Allan Shepherd pleaded guilty Monday to choking and seriously injuring his nephew in November 2007 and elected to have a jury decide his punishment.
A second count of the indictment claims he choked Smith. Prosecutors said they now want to try him on those charges.
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