WAUSAU - A central Wisconsin jury has left for the night after deliberating nine hours in the Dale Neumann trial.
The 47-year-old central Wisconsin father is charged with reckless homicide for praying instead of taking his dying daughter to a doctor.
Before leaving the courthouse Friday, the six-man, six-woman jury sent a note to Marathon County Circuit Judge Vincent Howard indicating it was deadlocked and could not reach a unanimous verdict.
Howard told jurors to return Saturday morning.
They're sequestered at a Wausau hotel.
Prosecutors contend Dale Neumann had a legal duty to take his 11-year-old daughter Madeline to a hospital because her health had deteriorated to the point she couldn't walk, talk or eat.
Neumann testified for four hours Thursday, telling the jury that the Bible told him he couldn't seek medical help without disobeying God.
Dale Neumann's wife Leilani was convicted of reckless homicide in May. She will be sentenced this October.
Story By: The Associated Press