Judge Declares Mistrial in Killing of Miami Football Star Bryan Pata, 20 Years Later

University of Miami The murder trial in the 2006 killing of former University of Miami standout Bryan Pata has ended in a mistrial. Jurors told the judge Monday -- their second day of deliberations -- they couldn’t reach a unanimous verdict in the murder trial of Rashaun Jones, who is accused of fatally shooting Bryan Pata outside his southwest Miami-Dade apartment in 2006. Getty After giving the panel more time to deliberate and learning they were still deadlocked, Judge Cristina Miranda declared a mistrial and a hung jury.