Jury hung in trial of Henrico teacher accused of sex assault on student; bear spotted crossing road in Henrico’s West End

Henrico Newsflash – June 3, 2022

Jun 03, 2022

Jury hung in trial of Henrico teacher accused of sex assault on student

A jury could not reach a verdict on Thursday in the trial of Dean Lakey, a Short Pump Middle School teacher accused of sexually assaulting a student in 2017. Henrico Circuit Court Judge L.A. Harris declared a mistrial.

After closing statements from both sides, the jury went into deliberations around noon. At about 3 p.m., the judge announced that the jury was unable to reach a verdict. The jury deliberated again, and about an hour later decided once more that it could not reach an agreement.

PUBLIC SAFETY COVERAGE

Bear spotted crossing road in Henrico’s West End

When Joyce Dykes left her West End home Friday morning to run some errands, she got quite a shock. While stopped at Homeview Drive and Parham Road, near Tucker High School, Dykes saw a large animal running around front yards across the street.

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