Hung Jury In No More Deaths Scott Warren Trial

TUCSON, AZ — Defense attorneys for No More Deaths volunteer Scott Warren say the 8 of the 12 jurors hearing his federal case believed the man was not guilty on all three of his charges. The jury returned without a verdict Tuesday after three days of deliberating whether or not he conspired to harbor undocumented immigrants.

Arizona Daily Star reporter Curt Prendergrast tweeted the latest on the case Tuesday afternoon. Federal prosecutors have not commented on whether they'll retry Warren. The judge on the case has scheduled a status conference on July 2, The Arizona Daily Star reports.

If convicted, he would've faced up to 20 years in prison.

Scott Warren is a volunteer for a humanitarian aid group who was arrested in early 2018.

During the two-week trial, prosecutors charged Warren conspired to harbor two immigrants, saying they weren’t in distress when Warren provided them with food and shelter in a building used to aid sick migrants who have just crossed into the U.S.

Warren says he was fulfilling his duty to help others when he encountered the migrants near the Mexico border.

The trial has been condemned by critics who say President Donald Trump’s administration is targeting border activists.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.