By AP/KWMU
St. Louis – A St. Louis man will be retried on a charge of killing a St. Louis police officer during a police pursuit of a stolen car last year.
That decision comes after a judge declared a mistrial on that charge Friday.
A St. Louis jury says it was unable to reach a verdict on a murder charge against Deon Hampton.
The jury did find him guilty of a second count, resisting a lawful stop.
Nineteen-year-old Hampton was the alleged driver of a stolen car in August 2002, when two police officers gave chase.
The police cruiser collided with a van, killing one of the officers, and injuring another.
Prosecutors say because Hampton was committing a felony when the officer died, it's a case of murder.
Police have said the teenagers were part of a gang that stole more than 30 cars.