Jury Finds Man Guilty Of Murdering Girlfriend
POSTED: Thursday, June 21, 2007
UPDATED: 9:24 pm EDT June 21,
2007
  Steven Montgomery is on trial, accused in the 2005 beating death of his girlfriend, Tarnesha Ellis. |
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The jury in the trial of a Jacksonville man accused of beating his girlfriend to death inside her Northside home reached a verdict Thursday afternoon.They found Steven Montgomery guilty of second-degree murder in the death of 23-year-old Tarnesha Ellis.The murder took place in October 2005, and police said that after killing Ellis, Montgomery ate ice cream with her 2-year-old son before leaving the scene.He was arrested a few days later in a stolen car in Georgia.Montgomery is expected to be back in court on Monday for sentencing.
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- June 21, 2007: Man On Trial In Beating Death Of Girlfriend
- October 18, 2005: Man Charged With Beating Girlfriend To Death
- October 17, 2005: Man Questioned About Slain Woman Charged With Car Theft
- October 13 2005: Police Question Man After Woman Found Dead In Northside Home
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