Judge declares mistrial in trial of man accused of killing 14-year-old

COLUMBUS - A mistrial has been declared in the case of a 19-year-old Columbus man charged in the shooting death of 14-year-old Anthony Lane after jurors said they were hopelessly deadlocked. <br> <br> The jury deliberated for 14 hours before giving up. <br> <br> Muscogee Superior Court Judge John D. Allen said Friday that Shawn Christoper Harris would be retried Sept. 16. <br> <br> Hosiea Sparks, 19, also charged with murder in the case, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter under a plea bargain agreement and received a 20-year prison sentence. <br> <br> Police said the Jan. 11 shooting happened after a party was broken up for being too loud. An argument broke out between two groups of young men in a nearby grocery store parking lot and Lane was shot. <br> <br> Sparks testified that Harris first fired a handgun into the crowd, after which Sparks fired at least one shot himself.