UPDATE:
Bell County District Judge Wade Faulkner has ordered Sheriff Bill Cooke to sequester the jury, in which he has impaneled.
The jurors have been placed in the care of Sheriff Cooke and have been moved to an undisclosed hotel.
Judge Faulkner ordered the sheriff to have the jurors back in the court room at 9 a.m. Tuesday. The jury will be under the protection and guard of the Bell County Sheriff's Office.
ORIGINAL:
Prosecutors and defense attorneys returned to the 146th District Court in Belton on Friday to finalize potential charges for juror consideration in the trial of Caysen Allison.
Allison is accused in the 2022 stabbing death of Joe Ramirez at Belton High School. Closing arguments are scheduled for Monday after almost two weeks of testimony.
Following several hours going over several issues with both sides on Friday, Judge Wade Faulkner decided to give the jury these three specific charges to consider during deliberations.
They are:
- Murder with self defense;
- Manslaughter with self defense;
- Criminally negligent homicide.
If convicted, Allison could face between 5 to 99 years in prison. The trial is set to resume at 9 a.m. on Monday.
