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Mistrial Declared in Burks Riot Trial
Polk County Enterprise - June 2009
LIVINGSTON – After 11 hours of jury deliberations, 258th District Court Judge Elizabeth Coker declared a mistrial in the Shannon Keith “SK” Burks riot trial Thursday. The riot charge is a second degree felony and has a sentencing range of two to 20 years and a fine of up to $10,000. Burks is accused of being involved in a fight with about 10 other people on the Corrigan High School campus that turned into a gun battle in the early morning hours of March 21, 2008. Two weeks prior to that night, several of these combatants were involved in a similar brawl at a cemetery in Chester. One side wasn’t satisfied with the outcome and pushed for a rematch, even driving to the other’s turf to get it. This time they brought a gun.

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