HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — A jury deliberated three hours Wednesday afternoon but did not come to a verdict in the murder case of Calvin Jackson, charged with second-degree murder in the June 2023 death of Kecoughtan High School teacher Joi Brown. Previously: ‘Something wasn’t right’: Ma n accused of killing KHS teacher appears in court The jury is also considering a manslaughter charge against Jackson. Jackson and Brown had been together for 19 years and had a child together, but she had told him she wanted to end the relationship. He is charged with shooting her dead in her bedroom in the house they shared on Wendell Drive. In closing arguments, prosecutor Jennifer Truitt said the only thing important in Jackson’s life was Jackson, and if he couldn’t have Brown, no one else could. Jackson’s defense attorney, Jefferson Spears, said there might be theories about how Brown died, but no proof. Spears argued that the killing was in a “burning fire of intense passion” and did not involve malice, as he argued for voluntary manslaughter. But in her rebuttal, prosecutor Amanda Winchester said it was an ambush killing of the woman who was a favorite physical education and health teacher at Kecoughtan High School. In closing arguments, the Commonwealth referred to a text that Brown sent shortly before her death saying “CJ wants to put me in a casket.” The jury will resume deliberations Thursday morning. ...read more read less