WELLSBURG — After deliberating for nearly three hours on Wednesday, a Brooke County jury couldn’t reach a unanimous verdict on either charge faced by a Steubenville man accused of holding a minor against her will and sexually assaulting her.

After hearing from the jury in the case against 40-year-old Floyd Cochran, 1st Judicial Circuit Court Judge Jason Cuomo noted the Brooke County Prosecutor’s Office could dismiss charges against him or seek a retrial and set a Nov. 13 hearing on the matter.

The judge ordered Cochran could be released from the Northern Regional Jail on a personal recognizance bond while instructing him to return on Nov. 13.

Following the trial, Sean Logue, Cochran’s attorney, said he was happy his client will be able to return home but unhappy the jury didn’t find him

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