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Agent gears up for 2nd murder trial in Honolulu

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER
Published June 11, 2014 12:29am ET
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Agent gears up for 2nd murder trial in Honolulu
FILE- In this Nov. 17, 2011 file photo, an unidentified protester shoves a sign in the face of State Department Special Agent Christopher Deedy, left, and his wife on an elevator in Honolulu. Deedy, of Arlington, Va., is back in Honolulu to stand trial a second time for killing Kollin Elderts during an altercation in a McDonald's restaurant. He contends the shooting was self-defense. Free on $250,000, bail, he returned home after the first trial. (AP Photo/Honolulu Star Advertiser, Dennis Oda, File) | Dennis Oda

HONOLULU (AP) — The federal agent charged with murder in a 2011 shooting inside a Waikiki fast-food restaurant is gearing up for a retrial, nearly a year after his first trial ended with a deadlocked jury.

State Department Special Agent Christopher Deedy of Arlington, Virginia, is back in Honolulu to stand trial again for killing Kollin Elderts during an altercation in a McDonald’s restaurant. Deedy contends the shooting was self-defense. Free on $250,000 bail, he returned home after the first trial.

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