Franklin County jury finds former NHL player not guilty on 2 sexual assault charges; deadlocked on 3rd related charge

MOUNT VERNON, Texas (KLTV) - A Franklin County jury has found former NHL player Mike Ribeiro not guilty of sexual assault.

Mike Ribeiro, who played for the Dallas Stars from 2006 to 2011, was charged with and found not guilty on two counts of sexual assault and one count of attempted sexual assault. The jury deadlocked on the count of attempted sexual assault. It is not yet clear whether Ribeiro will be retried on the third charge.

His trial has been ongoing in Franklin County since Jan. 23.

The jury has been deliberating for more than 11 hours in total since closing arguments were made on Thursday.

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