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August 26, 2015
A man accused of killing his estranged girlfriend and her unborn child was released on bond Thursday night, just a few hours after a judge declared a mistrial in his case.
Norman Clark was charged with the murder of Brittany Eldridge who was 8 1/2 months pregnant with a son she named Zeke. She claimed the child was his and wanted his support. The prosecution claimed Clark killed her because he didn’t want the baby. The defense said that Clark was wrongfully accused, and there was no DNA evidence tying Clark to the crime scene.
After just over six hours of deliberation, the jury re-entered the courtroom and told the judge they were “hopelessly deadlocked.” The vote on the verdict was 11-1 on a not guilty verdict, according to defense attorney Greg Isaacs.
Judge Steven Sword polled the jury members, and when all agreed with that statement, he declared a mistrial.
The judge agreed to a defense request to lower Clark’s bond to $50,000. Isaacs told 10News that Clark was released on bond Thursday night and Clark intended to spend the night with his family.
The judge ordered Clark not to have any contact with Eldridge’s family or the women who testified against him.
Clark hugged Isaacs after the decision was made.
Isaacs said it was disappointing that one juror didn’t see it the way the majority did, that Clark was innocent, but said afterwards that while this is a step towards victory for his client, it’s still hard to celebrate.
“This is a case where there really are no winners or losers. Our prayers and thoughts go out to the family of Brittany Eldridge,” he said.
Clark can be tried again. The case was put back on the docket for a status hearing on October 29.Bosch:
“There will soon be a status hearing in the very near future when the state will announce whether they intend to retry Norman Clark on these charges. Historically that doesn’t happen when the decision is 11-1,” said WBIR legal anaylist and attorney Don Bosch.
The family of Eldridge left court very shortly after the mistrial was declared, and they are asking for privacy at this time.
