OSSIPEE — A former Cumberland Farms cashier who represented himself in a Carroll County Superior Court jury trial against a charge that he stole nearly $7,000 from his former employer argued his case into a mistrial last week.
The Carroll County Attorney's Office said it plans to retry the case as soon as possible.
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