The Denton County District Attorneys Office intends to bring former Texas Rangers pitcher John Wetteland to another jury trial in his child sex abuse case, unless a plea deal is reached.
Wetteland is accused of molesting a young child from 2004-06. He was charged with continuous sexual abuse of a child by the Bartonville Police Department in January 2019. His lawyer has called the allegations false, and he pleaded not guilty. Wetteland’s jury trial began last week and ended Sept. 2 because the jury was deadlocked, so the judge declared a mistrial.
Jamie Beck, first assistant district attorney for Denton County, said Friday that the DA’s office will bring the case for a new trial, though they “expect to enter negotiations for a plea deal.”
Wetteland, who now lives in Trophy Club, coached baseball and taught high school Bible class part-time at Liberty Christian School in Argyle from 2007-08 but hasn’t had any association with the school since, according to the school. He retired in 2000 as the Rangers’ all-time leader in saves, 150, and was inducted into the team Hall of Fame in 2005.
