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September 6, 2014
Update8:17 p.m.: The defense attorneys in the Anthony Stargell death penalty case had the jurors polled to confirm that these were their verdicts.
The jurors will be released from sequestration, but the judge said they cannot discuss the case because the jury must now enter the penalty or mitigation stage in this death penalty murder case.
Judge Singer said the next phase will begin at 8:30 a.m. Monday.
Update7:46 p.m. Anthony Stargell Jr. was found guilty on all counts and all specifications, including robbery, burglary, arson, theft of a motor vehicle, arson, tampering with evidence and cruelty to companion animals.
Update7:39 p.m.: Stargell guilty of all the aggravated murder robbery, aggravated burglary and aggravated arson and firearms specifications in count 1, count 2 and count 3, all aggravated murder counts. Those are the most serious charges.
The verdicts were read by Judge Gregory Singer’s bailiff.
Four Montgomery County Sheriff’s deputies were in the courtroom. Only the 12 jurors were in the jury box; the four alternates were not present.
The call that a verdict had been reached came at about 6:30 p.m. The jury only had the case for about 20 minutes on Wednesday, but they deliberated from before 9 a.m. Thursday until early evening
Update7:21 p.m.: Anthony Stargell was found guilty of aggravated murder while committing aggravated robbery in Count 1. That means Stargell will face the possibility of the death penalty.
Judge then paused to poll the jury about deliberations and sequestration.
Jury foreman handed verdict forms to the bailiff, the judge then silently read them at 7:15 p.m.
FIRST REPORT:
The jury has returned with a verdict in the Anthony Stargell Jr. capital murder trial.
Our reporters are in the courtroom and we will bring you that verdict when it’s announced.
Stargell, 23, of Dayton, faces more than 20 counts, including death-penalty eligible counts for reportedly shooting to death Tommy Nickles, 54, at his business in April 2012.
The jury got the case from Montgomery County Common Pleas Judge Gregory Singer after 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.
