Jury trials set to resume at Allen County Courthouse

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (Fort Wayne’s NBC) - After a five week suspension, jury trials will resume at the Allen County Courthouse.

Officials released the following statement on Saturday:

In light of the large decline in COVID-19 cases in our community, jury trials will resume in Allen County on Monday, Feb. 28. Any jury summonses for Feb. 28 and beyond should be considered valid.

The pause in jury trials took effect Jan. 24 as the local judiciary reacted to a spike in COVID-19 cases and deaths. At the time, officials said most of those called for jury duty were responding, but exposures, positive cases and illnesses made it difficult to complete trials once they began. Other court activity continued uninterrupted during the suspension in jury trials.

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