The good news for Anaheim Storm owner Jayson Williams: A New Jersey jury today found the former NBA star not guilty of aggravated manslaughter in the shooting death of limo driver Costas Christofi on Valentine's Day 2002.

The bad news: The same jury convicted Williams of four counts related to his attempted coverup of the shooting.

The ugly news: The jury was hung on the charge of reckless manslaughter, meaning that Williams could face a second trial, with the possibility of ten years in prison hanging in the balance.

The four guilty verdicts -- for hindering apprehension, tampering with a witness, tampering with evidence and fabricating physical evidence -- carry a possible thirteen-year prison sentence.

However, given the acquittal on the top charge (and on aggravated assault and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose), it's more likely that Williams will simply face probation.

It is not clear how the verdict will affect Williams' ability to continue as a National Lacrosse League team owner. League officials have stated previously that they wanted to wait for the legal proceedings to run their course first.

The possibility of a retrial may affect any action by the league. A hearing is scheduled for 21 May to determine whether Williams will face a second trial on the reckless manslaughter charge, which this jury deadlocked on (8-4 in favor in acquittal).

"We will need to go back and discuss the results of this case with the Hunterdon County prosecutor, and after we have those discussions, he will be in a position to inform the court as to whether or not we will proceed," Hunterdon County prosecutor Steven Lember said.

A date was not set for sentencing, pending the prosecution's decision on a second trial.

Williams was accused of recklessly handing the shotgun which killed Christofi during a 14 February 2002 gathering at his home in Alexandria Township, N.J., then attempting to make the shooting look like a suicide.

During the trial, Williams' guests testified that he encouraged them to mislead investigators, that he wiped his own fingerprints off the gun and attempted to place Christofi's on it instead, and that he changed out of (and subsequently disposed of) bloody clothing before police arrived.

Defense lawyers argued that the shotgun discharged accidentally and that Williams did not see Christofi standing in front of him.

That claim was contradicted by witnesses who testified that Williams swore at Christofi immediately beforehand.

One guest, former NBA player Benoit Benjamin, testified that Williams actually pulled the trigger on the shotgun, but other witnesses said they did not see Williams' finger near the trigger.