Jury selection begins Monday in the case of a Jackson police officer who was accused of civil rights violations along with late Mayor Frank Melton.
Michael Recio, the mayor's former bodyguard, and Melton were accused in the 2006 sledgehammer attack on a duplex Melton considered a crack house.
Melton died May 7, just days before the trial was to begin.
U.S. District Judge Daniel Jordan said during a hearing Thursday that he needed to know if the case against Recio wouldn't go forward because 700 potential jurors have been contacted.
Prosecutor Mark Blumberg said plea negotiations came to a "grinding halt" and the government plans to move forward.
Prosecutors moved to dismiss the charges against Melton on Wednesday.
Michael Recio, the mayor's former bodyguard, and Melton were accused in the 2006 sledgehammer attack on a duplex Melton considered a crack house.
Melton died May 7, just days before the trial was to begin.
U.S. District Judge Daniel Jordan said during a hearing Thursday that he needed to know if the case against Recio wouldn't go forward because 700 potential jurors have been contacted.
Prosecutor Mark Blumberg said plea negotiations came to a "grinding halt" and the government plans to move forward.
Prosecutors moved to dismiss the charges against Melton on Wednesday.
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