JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Duval County judge declared a mistrial for one of two Jacksonville men on trial for the murder of Jacksonville 13-year-old Prince Holland Thursday, while the other man was found not guilty.

Just before 1 p.m., Judge Jeb Branham declared a mistrial for 25-year-old Marcel Johnson after the jury for him was unable to come to a unanimous decision on the verdict.

Then nearly 45 minutes later, the jury for 27-year-old Kentrevious Garard found him not guilty on all counts, including 

Johnson and Garard were tried in court simultaneously with separate legal counsel before two separate juries for a week before closing arguments began.

Prince was shot and killed on Dec. 3, 2022 while on his way home from football tryouts.

Four other people were in the vehicle Prince was in when it was shot up: a 20-year-old man who was critically injured, an 11-year-old who was injured, and a 14-year-old and 15-year-old who were uninjured.

During the trial, prosecutors said the 20-year-old driver was the target of the shooting. It was also learned during the trial that one of the teens injured in the shooting is now permanently blind.

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said the shooting, a drive-by, was targeted and pre-planned.

“This shooting was a culmination of escalating violence between two rival street groups,” Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said at a press conference announcing Johnson’s arrest.

Garard’s attorney argued none of the hard evidence connected him directly to the crime, while Johnson’s attorney argued he did not shoot and kill Holland, but rather was the getaway driver, accusing Garard of firing the shots.