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Juror replaced in Jerice Hunter murder trial

Apr 27, 2015, 11:23 AM | Updated: 11:24 am

BY KTAR NEWSROOM

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PHOENIX — A juror was replaced Monday in the Jerice Hunter murder trial, effectively meaning deliberations must begin anew.

A Juror has been replaced and an alternate juror was brought in to begin new deliberations. #JericeHunter

— MC Superior Court (@courtpio) April 27, 2015

After the replacement, jurors were told to hand their notes over to the judge. Deliberations will have to start again from square one.

Multiple tweets said Juror 2, who is pregnant, was excused for medical reasons. Juror 4 will take her place.

Last week, Hunter’s fate was placed into the jury’s hands. She is accused of murdering her 5-year-old daughter, Jhessye Shockley, and disposing of the body in a Tempe, Arizona dumpster.

Hunter faces life in prison if convicted.

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Jerice Hunter, Jahessye Shockley's mother (in pink), and other people met in downtown Phoenix to try and draw more attention to the case. (Jim Cross/KTAR)

People met in downtown Phoenix to try and draw more attention to the case. (Jim Cross/KTAR)

Jerice Hunter, Jahessye Shockley's mother (in pink), and other people met in downtown Phoenix to try and draw more attention to the case. (Jim Cross/KTAR)

People met in downtown Phoenix to try and draw more attention to the case. (Jim Cross/KTAR)

People met in downtown Phoenix to try and draw more attention to the case. (Jim Cross/KTAR)

People met in downtown Phoenix to try and draw more attention to the case. (Jim Cross/KTAR)

Glenn Johnson, 56, holds up a flier about 5-year-old Arizona girl Jahessye Shockley, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011 in Phoenix. Jahessye has been missing for more than a week, and Johnson is among friends and neighbors of her family who have helped search for her and pass out fliers. (AP Photo/Amanda Myers)

Shirley Johnson, the grandmother of a 5-year-old Arizona girl missing for more than a week, speaks to members of the media about her disappearance in Phoenix, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011. Johnson said she hopes to draw more attention to the disappearance of Jahessye Shockley in hopes of finding the girl alive. (AP Photo/Amanda Lee Myers)

Shirley Johnson, the grandmother of a 5-year-old Arizona girl missing for more than a week, hangs a poster about her disappearance outside the state capitol in Phoenix, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011. Johnson said she hopes to draw more attention to the disappearance of Jahessye Shockley in hopes of finding the girl alive. (AP Photo/Amanda Lee Myers)

Family and friends gather with photo signs of missing 5-year-old Jahessye Shockley after a news conference to bring awareness about the missing child at the Arizona Capitol, Monday, Oct. 24, 2011, in Phoenix. Jahessye Shockley has been missing since Oct. 11 after police believe she wandered from her apartment in Glendale while her mother was running an errand. The girl's three older siblings were the last to see her. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Great Uncle to missing 5-year-old Jahessye Shockley, Johnny Johnson, wears a cross in front of the t-shirt he wears during a news conference to bring awareness about the missing child at the Arizona Capitol, Monday, Oct. 24, 2011, in Phoenix. Jahessye Shockley has been missing since Oct. 11 after police believe she wandered from her apartment in Glendale while her mother was running an errand. The girl's three older siblings were the last to see her. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Jerice Hunter, left, the mother of missing 5-year-old Jahessye Shockley, pauses before answering a question, as relative, Brenda Hunter, wipes her eyes, during a news conference to bring awareness about the missing child at the Arizona Capitol, Monday, Oct. 24, 2011, in Phoenix. Jahessye Shockley has been missing since Oct. 11 after police believe she wandered from her apartment in Glendale while her mother was running an errand. The girl's three older siblings were the last to see her. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Jerice Hunter, front middle, the mother of missing 5-year-old Jahessye Shockley, listens to sister Josie Hunter, front left, speaks to the media, as relatives Brenda Hunter, front right, and uncle Johnny Johnson, back middle, listen in, during a news conference to bring awareness about the missing child at the Arizona Capitol, Monday, Oct. 24, 2011, in Phoenix. Jahessye Shockley has been missing since Oct. 11 after police believe she wandered from her apartment in Glendale while her mother was running an errand. The girl's three older siblings were the last to see her. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Jerice Hunter, right, the mother of missing 5-year-old Jahessye Shockley, weeps as she gets a hug from relative, Brenda Hunter, prior to a news conference to bring awareness about the missing child at the Arizona Capitol, Monday, Oct. 24, 2011, in Phoenix. Jahessye Shockley has been missing since Oct. 11 after police believe she wandered from her apartment in Glendale while her mother was running an errand. The girl's three older siblings were the last to see her. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Jerice Hunter, front, the mother of missing 5-year-old Jahessye Shockley, weeps loudly as she pleads to the public for the return of her daughter, as she is comforted by her uncle, Johnny Johnson, back right, during a news conference to bring awareness of the missing child at the Arizona Capitol, Monday, Oct. 24, 2011, in Phoenix. Jahessye Shockley has been missing since Oct. 11 after police believe she wandered from her apartment in Glendale while her mother was running an errand. The girl's three older siblings were the last to see her. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Jerice Hunter, middle, the mother of missing 5-year-old Jahessye Shockley, is comforted by relatives, Brenda Hunter, right, and Johnny Johnson, second from right, during a news conference to bring awareness about the missing child at the Arizona Capitol, Monday, Oct. 24, 2011, in Phoenix. Jahessye Shockley has been missing since Oct. 11 after police believe she wandered from her apartment in Glendale while her mother was running an errand. The girl's three older siblings were the last to see her. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Jerice Hunter, right, the mother of missing 5-year-old Jahessye Shockley, is comforted by friend and neighbor Karla Brown, after a news conference to bring awareness about the missing child at the Arizona Capitol, Monday, Oct. 24, 2011, in Phoenix. Jahessye Shockley has been missing since Oct. 11 after police believe she wandered from her apartment in Glendale while her mother was running an errand. The girl's three older siblings were the last to see her. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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