Jurors to resume deliberations on Monday in murder trial of Tyler Flach, who is accused in Khaseen Morris' death

Jurors in Tyler Flach’s murder trial will start their fifth day of deliberations Monday after sending a single note to the judge Friday asking to again hear the definitions of the top charges against the defendant — before failing to reach a verdict.

The family of slaying victim Khaseen Morris expressed frustration after court, comparing the wait for a verdict with how they felt during the hours the 16-year-old Oceanside High School senior was fighting for his life after being stabbed in a deadly 2019 after-school brawl.

Flach, 21, of Lido Beach, pleaded not guilty to an indictment charging him with second-degree murder, first-degree gang assault and misdemeanor weapon and assault charges after the encounter that ended Morris’ life on Sept. 16, 2019.

“It’s complete torture to my family … Honestly, this waiting game, it feels like us waiting in the hospital for answers three years ago, on Sept. 16, 2019,” Morris’ oldest sister, Keyanna Morris, told reporters.

She said she feels Nassau prosecutors proved their case.

“We’re just going to have to continue to stay strong. The same way he would fight for us, we’re going to fight for him, no matter what,” Morris added of her brother.

Khaseen Morris was the youngest of four siblings and an avid skateboarder who had a talent for drawing and writing music, according to his family.

Prosecutors contend Flach intentionally stabbed Morris — at least twice — during a prearranged fight in an Oceanside strip mall parking lot near a pizza place that is a popular student hangout.

Trial testimony showed the brawl was sparked by friction with the jealous ex-boyfriend of a girl whom Morris walked home from a party, a teenager who battled beside Flach in the melee.

Flach’s attorney, Edward Sapone, told jurors his client stabbed Morris a single time in a “reckless” and unintentional manner by throwing “bunches of punches” with a knife in his hand.

The defense has tried to make a case for second-degree manslaughter, which carries a top penalty of 5 to 15 years in prison, compared with a maximum of 25 years to life for second-degree murder.

Jurors also could find Flach guilty of first-degree manslaughter, which has a top sentence of 5 to 25 years in prison.

Sapone said outside Nassau County Court after Friday's proceeding that the jury is “doing their job."

He added: “Every day that a jury deliberates and does not return a verdict is a very good day for the defense … They’ve asked for the right things, we believe, and we’re very hopeful that on Monday we’ll have the right verdict.”