A mistrial was declared this week in a Sharkey County armed robbery case when jurors were unable to reach a verdict, District Attorney Ricky Smith said Friday.

Curtis Brown, 18, 67 Walnut St., Cary, and Gregory Griffin, 27, Elm St., also of Cary, faced charges of armed robbery in the trial that began Monday, with Circuit Judge Isadore Patrick presiding over jury selection and initial testimony, Smith said.

Two co-defendants, Robert Brown, 19, Elm St., Cary, a cousin of Curtis Brown, and Andre Williams, 16, N. Fourth St., Rolling Fork, agreed to plead guilty and testify for the prosecution, Smith said. The DA agreed to recommend five-year prison sentences in exchange for the guilty pleas, Smith said, but the men have not yet been sentenced.

Jurors began deliberating around 3 p.m. Wednesday and were dismissed at 9 when they told Patrick they could not agree on a verdict.

The four were indicted in April. They are accused of entering the home of a 70-year-old woman who sold soft drinks and snacks and robbing her of about $1,500 at gunpoint.

Williams and Robert Brown testified that the handgun belonged to Griffin, but Griffin’s mother testified that it was found under his mattress and he had not been home to place it there, said Smith.

Griffin and Curtis Brown are to be retried later, when a date opens up on the court calendar.

In Warren County Circuit Court this week:

• Timothy Dvone Hutson, 39, 1355 Warrenton Road, pleaded guilty to possession of methamphetamine and possession of precursor chemicals and was sentenced by Patrick to the Mississippi Department of Corrections Drug Court Program for a period not to exceed five years, plus a $1,000 fine and $1,197.50 in fees and court costs. Hutson was arrested Sept. 22, 2009.

• Christopher E. Oliver, 28, 4435 Casey Road, Utica, was found guilty of violating probation and sentenced by Circuit Judge M. James Chaney to five years in prison, including the MDOC Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program, plus $1,732.50 in fines, fees and restitution. Oliver was arrested Feb. 20, 2010, for felony eluding.