Overview
- Jurors deadlocked Wednesday after deliberating since Sept. 18, leading to a second mistrial on 14 federal counts tied to alleged assaults at the now-closed women’s prison.
- The U.S. Attorney’s Office thanked the jury but has not said whether it will seek a third prosecution.
- Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ordered an evidentiary hearing into Smith’s finances after prosecutors said at least about $800,000 was moved out of his name and a property sold for more than $900,000.
- Prosecutors cited transfers of dozens of rental properties and vehicles to Smith’s wife, large cash withdrawals, a $96,000 car purchase, and a divorce filing the day before his 2023 arrest, with parts of the financial proceedings now sealed.
- Smith denies abusing four women between 2019 and 2021, the defense highlights the absence of DNA or surveillance evidence, and nine other former FCI Dublin employees have been convicted in related misconduct cases.