Back to today’s briefing

Story perspectives

Judge Declares Mistrial; Martin, Payton Convicted of Gun Offenses

7/22/2026

44 6 Full Breakdown

Summary

Story summary

Judge Michael Bowman declared a mistrial on July 21, 2026 in the trial of Dandrae Martin and Mtula Payton.
The jury deadlocked on second-degree murder and manslaughter charges after first-degree charges were dropped.
Dandrae Martin and Mtula Payton were each convicted of unlawful firearm possession while the murder counts remained unresolved.
The District Attorney’s Office will decide by October whether to retry the murder charges.

1 of 1

Story summary

Judge Michael Bowman declared a mistrial on July 21, 2026 in the trial of Dandrae Martin and Mtula Payton.
The jury deadlocked on second-degree murder and manslaughter charges after first-degree charges were dropped.
Dandrae Martin and Mtula Payton were each convicted of unlawful firearm possession while the murder counts remained unresolved.
The District Attorney’s Office will decide by October whether to retry the murder charges.