5:30 PM ET — Judge Arun Subramanian just dismissed the jury for the day … jurors will come back Wednesday morning and head straight for the jury room to continue deliberations.
Diddy is one step closer to learning his fate … because the jury in his federal criminal trial says they have reached a verdict on four of the five counts against him … but they don’t have a verdict on the racketeering conspiracy charge.
The music mogul is huddling with his lawyers in the federal courthouse in Manhattan, where he’s stood trial for the past 7 weeks … he was brought out of a holding cell after jurors sent a note revealing they had reached a verdict on 4 counts.
The note says jurors are unable to reach a verdict on Count 1 as they have jurors on each side. Count 1 is racketeering conspiracy.
Judge Arun Subramanian is waiting for prosecutors and the defense to send proposals for how to proceed. The options on the table are — send the jury back to continue deliberations and reach a verdict on racketeering … which both sides say they want. The other option would be to allow the partial verdict and allow them to hang on racketeering.
