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Escambia Man Guilty Of Murder; Another Man Indicted For Murder
February 24, 2011
An Escambia County man was convicted Wednesday of murdering his landlord last year, while another man was indicted on murder charges in a separate case for shooting a man as he sat in his car.
Murder Conviction
Donald Verne was found guilty of second degree murder with a weapon for killing of his landlord, Peter Delmonico. Verne faces life in prison and will be sentenced before Judge Nicholas Geeker on March 23.
On July 29, 2010, DVerne brutally attacked Peter Delmonico with a 2×4 board. Verne struck his victim multiple times in the back of the head with such force it mimicked that of injuries found in car crashes, according to State Attorney Bill Eddins. Delmonico suffered multiple skull fractures and severe brain injury from which he was unable to recover and he died at Baptist Hospital on August 3, 2010.
Murder Indictment
State Attorney Bill Eddins announced Wednesday that an Escambia County Grand Jury returned a one count indictment against Cameron Tyler Cherry for a murder which occurred December 14, 2010.
Cherry was indicted for first degree murder for the shooting death of Robert Witherspoon, II, who suffered a single gunshot to the head while seated in his car on Mary Lane.
Cherry is scheduled for arraignment March 3 and remains incarcerated under no bond.
The investigation remains ongoing and is being conducted by the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office. Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact Investigator Buddy Neesmith at (850) 436-9600.
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2 Responses to “Escambia Man Guilty Of Murder; Another Man Indicted For Murder”
let us note that the big and violent can use anything as a weapon against the smaller and unprepared–a 2×4 for example.
There was once an expression “all men are equal, Samuel Colt made ‘em that way” with the idea that in case of a fight or a murder, you no longer had to be skilled or bigger to do the deed–anybody could handle a Colt 45. The more general idea was that the big and powerful could no longer bully others because physical strength or weapons skill were no longer enough.
David for non killers
ONE DOWN, ONE TO GO!