The jury in the murder trial of Gary Lee Bullock was unable to engage in its fourth day of deliberations today. One juror was unable to attend, and so the rest of them were sent home this morning, meaning the verdict will have to wait at least until next week. 

Bullock has been charged with the first degree murder of St. Bernard Catholic Parish priest Eric Freed on Jan 1, 2014, along with six other felonies including torture, carjacking, attempted arson and residential burglary. Since closing arguments wrapped up Tuesday morning, the jury has been involved in active deliberations, sending several notes to Judge John Feeney and asking questions of the attorneys in the case.

The jury is scheduled to reconvene Monday morning.

PREVIOUSLY:

• Jury Selection Begins in Trial of Gary Lee Bullock, Accused of Murdering Catholic Priest
• In Recorded Phone Call, Bullock Pleaded With His Grandma to Put Her House Up for His Bail
• ‘Bullock Intentionally Killed Father Freed,’ Prosecutor Argues in Priest Murder Case
• Jury Watches Chilling Security Camera Footage of Bullock on Night of Father Freed Murder
• Bullock’s DNA Found on Father Freed’s Body; Freed’s DNA Found on Bullock’s Clothes
• Autopsy Photos Show Brutality of Father Freed’s Death; People Rest Their Case Against Bullock
• High on Drugs and Foaming at the Mouth, Bullock was Delusional and Erratic Around Time of Freed Murder, Attorney Argues
• Bullock’s Insanity Defense Undercut as Drug Abuse History Revealed in Court
• Deliberate Crime or Psychotic Breakdown? Attorneys Make Closing Arguments in Bullock Murder Trial
• Attorneys Finish Closing Statements; Bullock Case Now in Hands of Jury