Judge Michael Kraynick said he wanted the jury to begin deliberations on Friday, as soon as closing arguments ended. While court typically ends around 5 p.m., Judge Kraynick said he received permission to allow the jury to deliberate into the evening hours, potentially through 10 p.m. if needed.

Sarah Boone, 47, faces a charge of second-degree murder, accused of leaving her boyfriend — Jorge Torres Jr., 42 — to die of asphyxiation in a zipped-up suitcase in 2020 during what she called a drunken game of hide-and-seek. The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported.

The jury started deliberating in the murder trial of Sarah Boone on Friday evening after closing arguments wrapped up.