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Second Mistrial for Hardin County Father in Infant Death

The second trial for a Hardin County father accused in the death of his month-old son has ended with a hung jury. Prosecutors had accused 25-year-old Jarrod Davis of murder and abuse in the 2013 death of Ja'Vion Davis.

Jurors sent a note to the judge late Friday after more than six hours of deliberations saying they could not reach a unanimous verdict in the case.

An indictment said Davis "wantonly engaged in conduct that created a grave risk of death" to the child. A medical examiner found blunt force trauma to the baby's head and several other injuries. Davis said the injuries occurred when he dropped the infant.

Davis' first trial also ended with a hung jury.

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