Jury deadlocked and a mistrial declared in the Bridget Hippen case.

Briget Hippen placed a blow dryer on a counter near the bassinet the child was sleeping in. She says she did so because of concern for the child being cold. Once she did this, she went and laid down and went to sleep. When she woke up, the child wasn’t breathing. She and the child’s father, Oscar Perez took the child to the nearby Promise Regional Medical Center where the child was pronounced dead shortly after. The child reportedly died from hyperthermia as a result. This occurring on February 23 of last year. 

The state alleges Hippin was reckless with her acts, and showed extreme indifference to the value of human life, while the defense contends it was terrible accident. 

Again, we are getting word that a mistrial has been declared.