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Hung jury in Inman trial

GRAND RAPIDS, MI (MPRN)--   The trial of State Representative Larry Inman ended in a mistrial Tuesday.

The lawmaker narrowly avoided a criminal conviction.

After over 12 hours of deliberation the jury couldn’t make a final decision on two of the three charges against Inman. They found him not guilty of lying to the FBI, and a judge declared a mistrial on the other two corruption charges.

Inman was visibly relieved when the verdict was read and says now he’ll return to the legislature.

“Hopefully this is over, I can get back to my life. I’m really looking forward to getting back to the Legislature and serving the residents of the 104th district.”

The trial featured 19 witnesses called to the stand over the course of six days.

Prosecutors have already asked the judge to set a new trial date, so it looks like Inman may be back in court soon.