Jury hung on 3 of 4 charges in Dilworth shooting
Judge Tammy Merkins declared a mistrial for three felony counts of second-degree assault, meaning Dennis Scott Hackley will only be sentenced on a firearm possession charge. 3:00 pm, May 4, 2021 ×
Dennis Hackley, 37
MOORHEAD A Moorhead man accused of a November shooting at a Dilworth apartment building will spend time behind bars for illegally possessing a firearm, but jurors could not decide whether he was guilty of the shooting itself.
A Clay County jury found Dennis Scott Hackley, 38, guilty on Thursday, April 29, of being a felon illegally in possession of a firearm but could not reach an agreement on three felony counts of second-degree assault. The three charges alleged he shot at two people and injured one on Nov. 12 at an apartment on Fifth Street Northwest in Dilworth.