Huron Juror Talks About Jury Duty In Ken Huber Re-trial

Scott Perry of Huron exits a Peoples Transit Bus on May 13th after touring the Ken and Pam Huber home in Highmore

15 people from Beadle County were tasked with hearing nearly two weeks of evidence and witnesses as Ken Huber was tried a second time on murder and manslaughter charges for shooting his wife Pamela in October of 2007. Scott Perry of Huron was one of the final 12 jurors who deliberated Huber’s fate. It was the first jury he’s sat on. He says it was difficult at times dealing with the emotions of the case…

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At the end of the first week of testimony, Perry and the “Huber 15” were brought to Highmore to view the Huber home…

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Perry thought the tour was helpful in deciding the case…

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Perry says jurors, during deliberations, wanted to hear for a second time, the series of 9-1-1 calls that took place in the moments after Pam Huber’s wounding…

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Perry and his colleagues returned a verdict of guilty on a first degree murder charge, which was the same verdict returned by a Stanley County jury in Ken Huber’s first trial. Huber was immedately sentenced to life in prison following the verdict.