The jury within the federal trial in opposition to Sean “Diddy” Combs revealed Tuesday that they’ve reached choices on many of the costs, however stay divided on one of the crucial severe accusations. After roughly 12 hours of deliberation, the panel knowledgeable the courtroom they’d agreed on 4 of the 5 counts however had been unable to come back to a consensus on the racketeering cost. In accordance with a word despatched to the choose, opinions had been break up with “unpersuadable jurors on each side.”

Contained in the Manhattan courtroom, the environment grew tense as Diddy sat quietly, shoulders low and visibly rattled. His crew of attorneys gathered round him earlier than the word was learn aloud, and at one level, the music mogul was seen resting his head in his arms, clearly affected by the second.

Decide Arun Subramanian made it clear that the jury wouldn’t be permitted to ship a partial verdict simply but. Each federal prosecutors and Combs’ protection legal professional, Marc Agnifilo, urged the choose to push for continued deliberations as a substitute of accepting the partial end result. Combs’ authorized crew even requested that the jury obtain the choose’s directions in particular person to assist resolve the deadlock.

The unresolved cost—racketeering conspiracy—holds the harshest potential penalty, together with a life sentence. The opposite 4 costs, which the jury has reportedly selected, relate to intercourse trafficking and transporting people for prostitution. Two of these counts contain allegations of trafficking by drive, fraud, or coercion, with one rely linked to Cassie Ventura and one other to a lady recognized solely as “Jane.” The remaining two costs accuse Combs of arranging journey for each alleged victims and business intercourse staff for the aim of prostitution.

As deliberations proceed, the courtroom stays on edge, with each side awaiting a remaining choice that might have sweeping penalties.