GALLUP, N.M. (AP) A jury resumes deliberations in Gallup on Monday in the case of a 20-year-old man charged in the bludgeoning death of a doctor. The jury on Friday convicted John Mayes of aggravated burglary and evidence tampering in the June 9, 2011 killing of Dr. James Nordstrom. Jurors also convicted Mayes of unlawful taking of vehicle, credit card fraud and attempted residential burglary.
However, a judge ordered jurors to continue deliberations Monday after they said they did not reach a verdict on a murder charge after nearly eight hours of deliberations.
Prosecutors contend the crime was a burglary that turned into a cold-blooded killing by Mayes. Mayes' defense contends that Nordstrom invited Mayes into his home and that Mayes was defending himself from an unwanted sexual advance by Nordstrom.
