Jurors reluctant to send Ellis to prison

Several jurors did not want to convict DeKalb County CEO Burrell Ellis on corruption charges because they feared sending the well-spoken father of twins to prison, the jury’s forewoman said in an exclusive interview Wednesday with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

"People were worried about ruining his life," said jury forewoman Susan Worthy, a day after a mistrial was declared in the case." Read more about what it was like inside the jury's deliberations.

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