A first jury couldn’t decide. Here’s the verdict in Buford man’s sexual assault retrial - Gainesville Times

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A first jury couldn’t decide. Here’s the verdict in Buford man’s sexual assault retrial

Ryan Parker, left, in the Hall County Courthouse Friday, Aug. 14, 2026 for his retrial on a charges of terroristic threats, aggravated assault and aggravated sodomy. Parker is accused of choking a woman, raping her and threatening to kill her with a gun, according to authorities. - photo by Ashtin Barker

081426_Ryan Parker_0001.jpg — Ryan Parker, left, in the Hall County Courthouse Friday, Aug. 14, 2026 for his retrial on a charges of terroristic threats, aggravated assault and aggravated sodomy. Parker is accused of choking a woman, raping her and threatening to kill her with a gun, according to authorities. - photo by Ashtin Barker

A Hall County jury deliberated Friday on whether to convict a Buford man in his retrial over allegations that he sexually assaulted, strangled and threatened his former girlfriend with a gun.