Mistrial declared for teenager charged in ax killings
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Posted 12:03PM on Wednesday, October 30, 2002
JONESBORO - A divided jury led to a mistrial Tuesday in the case of a teenager accused of helping her boyfriend kill her grandparents with an ax. <br>
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Deandrea Carter, 18, was returned to the Clayton County jail to await another trial in the slaying of Johhny Tubner, 71, and Fannie Mae Tubner, 63, in their Ellenwood home. <br>
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The jury found Carter innocent on one count of murder and a firearms charge. There was no agreement on 17 other felony counts mostly murder charges related to robbery. <br>
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The former boyfriend, Richard Sealey, 38, was sentenced to death in August for the Jan. 23, 2000 murders. <br>
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Carter rode with Sealey and two other men to the Tubners' home. The prosecution contended that she gave directions, told Sealey the Tubners had a lot of money and stuck by him until the two were caught a month after the murders.