Second day of jury selection for the third trial in the murder case against a Pamlico county man
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Updated: 7:21 PM Oct 7, 2008
Second day of jury selection for the third trial in the murder case against a Pamlico county man
Five years and two trials later...Vaughn Jones is being tried again for double murder in the brutal stabbing deaths of Richard and Rosa Flowers.
Posted: 9:20 PM Oct 5, 2008
Reporter: Lynnette Taylor/ Ken Heineck
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Second day of jury selection for the third trial in the murder case against a Pamlico county man.

Vaughn Jones is accused of killing Richard and Rosa Flowers in their Bayboro home in January of 2003. 2 jurors were chosen Monday and another 3 by lunchtime Tuesday. There were 66 potential jurors in all being questioned. The third trial follows two previous mistrials. The most recent mistrial happened last October in Craven County when the jury deadlocked at 7 to 5. Jones is also charged with armed robbery and first-degree burglary in the case.

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Jury selection began monday morning in a Craven County courtroom for the third re-trial of a man accused of killed a Pamlico County couple.

Five years after the murder happened, Vaughn Jones is being tried again for double murder in the brutal stabbing deaths of Richard and Rosa Flowers.

Attorney Richard McNeil will defend Jones for a third time.

Jones was arrested more than five years ago for allegedly stabbing to death Richard and Rosa Flowers in January 2003.

The first trial held in Pamlico County ended with six to six deadlock. Then last year the proceedings were moved to Craven County over the objections of Jones's court-appointed attorney.

In that trial five jurors held out for acquittal.

The tense two weeks resembled a TV drama, including the appearance of surprise witness-- Jones's former girlfriend.

Courtroom observers expect prosecutors to file burglary charges against Jones, an offense that was not pursued during either of the earlier trials.


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Posted by: Dwayne Location: Greenville on Oct 6, 2008 at 11:55 AM

A deadlock and an aquittal? He's being tried again on the same charge? What is missing with this story? Does the DA get an endless amount of attempts to prove his/her case after not being able to 2 previous times?
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