Jury deliberates in trial of Yuma man accused of murder

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.

Harder 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.