Sequestered News: Judge declares mistrial for officer in Katrina shootings probe Judge declares mistrial for officer in Katrina shootings probe ================================================================================ FoxNews.com on 01/27/2012 22:04:00 A federal judge declared a mistrial Friday in the case against a retired police sergeant charged with helping cover up deadly shootings on a New Orleans bridge after Hurricane Katrina, the last of 20 New Orleans police officers who were charged by the Justice Department's civil rights division to get his day in court.