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DENTON — The judge declared a mistrial Friday in the sexual abuse trial of former Texas Rangers pitcher John Wetteland after a Denton County jury said they were deadlocked. A relative accused Wetteland of forcing him to perform a sex act on him three times between 2004 and 2006, beginning when the child was 4 years old. The jury of …

DENTON — The judge declared a mistrial Friday in the sexual abuse trial of former Texas Rangers pitcher John Wetteland after a Denton County jury said they were deadlocked. A relative accused Wetteland of forcing him to perform a sex act on him three times between 2004 and 2006, beginning when the child was 4 years old. The jury of …