Deliberations go sideways after juror speculation surfaces in Staten Island murder trial

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A jury of 12 human beings can be a fickle thing.

A mistrial was declared Friday in the murder case of Ayomide Shodiya, who was charged in 2020 with the stabbing death of his roommate inside a Port Richmond apartment. It was the second mistrial in as many years regarding the same case.

The victim was Ismail O. Ayinla, 23, who was also known as Jimmy…

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