Seattle Times: Jurors in UW arson case say they're deadlocked

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 - Page updated at 04:49 PM

Jurors in UW arson case say they're deadlocked

By Mike Carter
Seattle Times staff reporter

TACOMA — Jurors deliberating the fate of a California woman accused of
participating in the 2001 arson at the University of Washington's Center
for Urban Horticulture has sent a note to the judge indicating they cannot
reach a unanimous verdict.

The judge in U.S. District Court this afternoon sent a note back to the
jurors asking how many of the charges have they been able to agree upon.
It was not immediately known whether any verdicts will be announced this
afternoon.

Briana Waters, 32, Oakland, faces a mandatory minimum of 35 years in
prison if convicted of conspiracy, arson and use and possession of a
destructive device.

The fire, which destroyed the university's Center for Urban Horticulture,
was one of at least 17 fires set by radical activists with the Earth
Liberation Front and the Animal Liberation Front from 1996 to 2001.

The jury has been deliberating since Friday afternoon.