New trial planned for teen linked to ax killings

JONESBORO - Jury selection was expected to begin Tuesday in the second trial of a teen linked to the brutal robbery and slaying of her grandparents. <br> <br> An ax was used in the Jan. 23, 2000, murders at the couple&#39;s Ellenwood home. <br> <br> 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. <br> <br> Carter&#39;s initial trial in October ended in a hung jury. 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> <br> Her former boyfriend, Richard Sealey, 38, was sentenced to death in August for the killings. Carter, 15 at the time, rode with Sealey and two other men to the Tubners&#39; 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. <br> <br> If convicted, Carter faces possible life in prison.