A federal judge ordered a one- to two-day halt to jury deliberations in Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens' corruption trial to accommodate a juror whose father died.
Prosecutors asked U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan to bring an alternate juror onto the panel so deliberations could continue, but the judge declined. The first two days of deliberations have been marked by reports of stress and violent outbursts in the jury room, and Sullivan said jurors might benefit from a break.
