Day 3 of jury deliberations ends with no verdict in Yuma murder trial

UPDATE (Friday, April 24): Day three of jury deliberations ends with no verdict in the trial of a Yuma man accused of murdering a man in a home in Yuma County.

The jury wrapped of their third day of deliberations and jury members were not able to reach a verdict on Friday.

Deliberations will continue on Monday.

The jury has to decide whether the suspect, 40-year-old Nicholas Harder, is guilty of first degree premeditated murder and aggravated assault, in the death of 57-year-old Anthony Jordinelli.

Harder has been in custody since his arrest in May of 2023. He's being held at the Yuma County Adult Detention center on a bond of $1 million.

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YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) - The fate of a Yuma man accused of murdering a man in a Yuma County home is now in the hands of the jury.

Deliberations began Wednesday in the trial of 40-year-old Nicholas Harder as he is accused of murdering 57-year-old Anthony Jordinelli back in May of 2023.

Harder claims that Jordinelli attacked him first and that he acted in self defense.

Jury deliberations continued into the afternoon.

We have our reporter at Yuma County Superior Court waiting for that verdict, and we will update this article as soon as we learn of a verdict.