Mistrial Declared In Allegheny County Controller Felony Case

PITTSBURGH, PA - Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner was found not guilty of disturbing the peace during an incident in Detroit, but the jury couldn't reach a verdict on a more serious felony charge of assaulting and obstructing police. A mistrial was declared.

It's unclear when prosecutors will make a decision on whether to retry Wagner on the felony charge.

Wagner was accused of interfering with Detroit police in March as they were removing her husband, Khari Mosley, from the hotel in which the couple was staying. The couple were in Detroit to attend a concert.

Police were called to the hotel to investigate a disturbance created by Mosley at the reception desk, in the elevator area, and the entry way of the hotel. He was irate that hotel personnel would not allow him up to the room which was registered only in his wife's name, when he did not
have a room key. The hotel manager called the room and no one answered the phone because Wagner was sleeping at the time.

Earlier this month, Wagner was re-elected despite the fact her trial was imminent.