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Judge Declares Mistrial in 2015 NAU Shooting Case

Tom Tingle

The case against a former Northern Arizona University student accused of killing a classmate in 2015 has ended in mistrial after the jury deadlocked on the verdict.

Jurors weighed a slate of charges against 20-year-old Steven Jones, including murder, manslaughter and negligent homicide but couldn't reach a consensus Tuesday.

Jones also was charged with aggravated assault after three students were wounded when he opened fire during a late-night brawl near campus.

Jones was punched in the face during the fight that ended in gunfire after he retrieved a weapon from his car. Colin Brough was killed.

He claimed he acted in self-defense, while prosecutors portrayed him as the aggressor.

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