Crime | Jodi Arias Jodi Arias Judge Declares Mistrial Jurors had deliberated for 5 days By Newser Editors and Wire Services Posted Mar 5, 2015 11:20 AM CST Copied Jodi Arias, right, sits with her defense attorney Jennifer Willmott. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Mark Henle, Pool, File) An Arizona jury has again deadlocked on the fate of Jodi Arias in the gruesome 2008 murder of her one-time boyfriend, and the judge relented and declared a mistrial this morning. As per the AP, the decision removes capital punishment as an option and gives the judge a choice between life in prison and life with the possibility of release after 25 years. Arias was convicted of murder in 2013 after a lengthy trial that became a sensation with its tawdry revelations about her relationship with victim Travis Alexander. That jury deadlocked on her punishment, prompting the sentencing retrial that began in October. Jurors deliberated for five days. Immediately after her conviction Arias said she wanted the death penalty; then she changed her mind. Read These Next Defense officials react to Hegseth's Quantico meeting. Government shutdown is here. Here's what to expect. Colorado wants to give 'peace of mind' on Hunter S. Thompson. President asks nation's top generals to loosen up. Get breaking news in your inbox. What you need to know, as soon as we know it. Sign up Report an error