Second jury in murder of Syracuse handyman, at impasse, told to continue deliberations

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- For the second time, an Onondaga County jury in the murder case against Lynnquan Kellam has told an Onondaga County judge they could not reach a verdict.

But Judge Joseph Fahey this afternoon sent this second jury back to reconsider the evidence in the shooting of Arthur Bullock, 54, of Syracuse.

Kellam, 28, was accused in the same case last summer. Then, the jury deadlocked 11 to 1 after three days of deliberation.

This time, the jury got the case late Tuesday, according to prosecutor Melinda McGunnigle. Fahey sent this second jury back to continue deliberating shortly after 3 p.m. today.

Kellam is accused of shooting Bullock to death on May 31, 2013 on Bullock's front porch at 142 Fage Ave. Bullock was shot in the head during a robbery and died at Upstate University Hospital.

Kellam, who was on the porch, has said he was not the shooter, but another victim of the actual robber. McGunnigle has argued that an eyewitness saw Kellam pull the trigger and that others corroborated the witness's story.

Defense lawyer Don Kelly argued during the first trial that the witnesses colluded against Kellam to protect the true shooter's identity.

Deliberations in this second trial are expected to continue on Friday.

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Second jury in murder of Syracuse handyman, at impasse, told to continue deliberations