The 2018 case against Mashkhal Ibrahim for the hit-and-run of former JMU student Jared Antle returned to court early Wednesday morning after it ended in mistrial a little over a year ago. Â
Ibrahim, 29, pled not guilty to felony hit-and-run charges for allegedly striking Antle with a black Honda Pilot in August 2018. The first trial, held in December 2019, was declared a mistrial after the jury couldnât reach a verdict on the case. The retrial began with jurors being chosen Wednesday at 8 a.m.
President Jonathan Alger was chosen out of the pool of random jury calls as one of the 14 jurors after being questioned by the prosecution and defense on prior knowledge and potential biases. Alger said his experience as a lawyer would help him be impartial.Â