Jury Fails to Reach Verdict in Cocaine Case
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
A Riverside County jury was unable to reach a verdict Monday in the trial of a Perris councilwoman charged with conspiring to make crack cocaine, but the jury could be asked to continue deliberating today, court officials said.
Marita “Rita” Gaye Rogers, 55, is accused of helping her 30-year-old son run a drug operation out of her Mead Valley home.
Jurors reached a verdict on charges against the son, Joseph Raymond Rogers, a decision scheduled to be read today, Superior Court Judge Helios J. Hernandez said.
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