Otis Deno Washington (Courtesy of the Ramsey County sheriff&#8217;s office)
Otis Deno Washington (Courtesy of the Ramsey County sheriff's office)

A Ramsey County jury continues to deliberate in the sex-trafficking case of Otis Deno Washington.

The jurors began deliberating July 11, discussing the charges for about 90 minutes that day. They were off Friday, returning Monday.

They wrote two notes to Judge Rosanne Nathanson on Monday afternoon, saying they were unable to reach a verdict. Each time, she insisted they try again.

Deliberations continued all day Tuesday and Wednesday. Jurors were scheduled to return 9 a.m. Thursday.

Washington, 29, was charged with five counts of sex trafficking, one count for each of three women and a 15-year-old girl who were named as victims, and a fifth count of conspiracy to commit felony sex trafficking. He worked with his brother, the prosecution alleged.

Also charged in the case were the brother, Antonio Washington-Davis; their uncles, Calvin Ray Washington and Robert James Washington; and Elizabeth Ann Alexander, the mother of Antonio Washington-Davis' children.

Both uncles have pleaded guilty. Antonio Washington-Davis was prepared to plead guilty on Monday, his attorney said, but backed out during the hearing.
