The re-trial of Warren Powell, the former Halfmoon resident who -- allegedly -- strangled his
wife and stuffed her into a duffel bag, and dumped her in the Hudson River in 1994 took an interesting turn today.

Apparently, (and you can ready Jim Kinney's story about in tomorrow's paper) jurors selected for the trial, were advised today that they were sworn jurors... and then told to go home. They were told they would get a call, but that it might be a few months down the line.

I'm a bit unclear on the details, but the whole thing struck me as a little odd. Powell was first tried in 1997, and sentenced to 25 year to life. An appeals court reversed the decision, citing problems with the jury selection process in the first trial. Powell remained incarcerated on drug charges. It now appears that the retrial has hit a stumbling block (although I'm not exactly sure what it is), and that jurors are going to be kept waiting. We'll keep you posted.