Overview

• Jurors in the federal trial of State Sen. Emil Jones III are on their fourth day of deliberations after signaling difficulty reaching unanimous verdicts on two of three charges.
• Judge Andrea Wood instructed the jury to continue deliberating, deeming a deadlock premature at this stage of discussions.
• Jones is accused of agreeing to legislative assistance for an undercover FBI operative in exchange for $5,000 and a job for his former intern.
• Prosecutors argue Jones knowingly engaged in a corrupt agreement, while the defense claims he was ensnared by corrupt actors and never received the alleged bribe.
• If convicted, Jones faces up to 10 years in prison, mandatory resignation from office, and forfeiture of his pension under Illinois law.