A jury has convicted an Evansville man of murder. WNIN’s John Gibson has more:
The jury found Christopher Boyd Jr. guilty Wednesday afternoon.
He was convicted of fatally shooting 34-year-old Jerry Hale on East Riverside Drive on New Year’s Day.
The trial started Monday.
After the state rested on Tuesday, Boyd’s defense made a motion for a directed verdict but it was denied.
Boyd is scheduled to be sentenced December 19th.
Authorities say he had been convicted of attempted murder in a separate 2011 case out of Chicago, with other convictions for burglary and domestic battery.