JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Duval County judge declared a mistrial for one of two Jacksonville men on trial for the murder of Jacksonville 13-year-old Prince Holland Thursday, while the other man was found not guilty.

Just before 1 p.m., Judge Jeb Branham declared a mistrial for 25-year-old Marcel Johnson after the jury for him was unable to come to a unanimous decision on the verdict.

Then nearly 45 minutes later, the jury for 27-year-old Kentrevious Garard found him not guilty on all counts.

Johnson and Garard were tried in court simultaneously with separate legal counsel before two separate juries for a week before closing arguments began.

Prince was shot and killed on Dec. 3, 2022 while on his way home from football tryouts.

Four other people were in the vehicle Prince was in when it

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