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Jury breaks without verdict in Blevins case
Jesse Blevins sits Friday, Jan. 20, 2012, at day three of his murder trial in Cabell Circuit Court. He is charged with killing one-time love interest Elizabeth Cotton.
Purchase this photoHUNTINGTON — Childcare issues prompted a five-man, seven-woman jury to recess for the night in the trial of Jesse Blevins.
Jurors notified the court of its request at 4:45 p.m.
Cabell Circuit Judge Alfred Ferguson told the jurors to return at 9 a.m. Thursday to resume deliberations.
Both sides presented closing arguments Wednesday morning. That was followed by three hours of deliberations.
The case concerns allegations that Blevins killed his one-time love interest, Elizabeth Cotton. The 23-year-old died July 28, 2009, at the home of Blevins’ vacationing father in the 700 block of Jackson Avenue. Her body was stashed in a cellar beneath the house.
Blevins, 25, of Huntington, apologized during Tuesday's testiomony saying he didn’t intend for Cotton to die.
Blevins faces two felony charges, murder and concealing a deceased human body. A first-degree murder conviction could send Blevins to prison for life.
