ESCANABA — Shortly before 5 p.m. Saturday, the jury weighing the case of Jacob Cronick, of Bark River, who allegedly shot his ex-father-in-law, Eric Parrotta, in the stomach during an altercation in Escanaba Township in 2024, told the court it was deadlocked. The trial has been declared a mistrial by Delta County Circuit Court Judge John Economopoulos.

Cronick was charged with one count of felony firearm and one count of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder or by strangulation.

Cronick spent five days in Delta County Circuit Court facing two felony charges, including assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder and felony firearm.

The jury began its deliberations at 11:40 a.m. Friday and continued into the evening but was unable to reach a verdict.

The shooting took place on Jan. 21, 2024, when Cronick’s ex-wife, Alexandria “Alex” Parrotta, came to Cronick’s residence to retrieve some of her belongings from the garage at Cronick’s then-home in Escanaba Township with some other people. An altercation broke out, which culminated in the shooting.