A judge has ordered a mistrial in the case of a Las Vegas man accused of firing a .44 calibre “Dirty Harry” Magnum revolver in a brawl with Australian and New Zealand strippers.

Judge Jerome Tao ended the trial in the district court in Las Vegas on Wednesday after a juror admitted he saw a TV news report about the trial on Tuesday night.

When the judge, prosecutor and defence lawyers questioned the juror further he admitted he and other jurors had discussed the trial between breaks in testimony.

The trial was midway through its third day.

“We have to pull the plug on this trial and re-set it for another date,” Judge Tao said.

The judge had warned the jury not to watch or read media reports about the case and not to discuss the trial with other jury members until they began deliberations at the end of the trial.

Joey Kadmiri, 24, is accused of breaking into the change rooms of the Thunder from Down Under stripper show at Las Vegas’ Excalibur Casino on March 18.

When Kadmiri was confronted by some strippers, a fight broke out, he produced the gun and fired a shot into a wall, prosecutors alleged.

Kadmiri faces charges including robbery with a weapon, burglary and battery with a weapon resulting in substantial bodily harm.

A status hearing will be held on July 17, with a new trial possibly set for July 21.