17 hours ago · After deliberating for about 2½ hours, a six-person jury found that Gerald Declan Radford did not commit second-degree murder when he shot John Walter Lay at the West Dog Park last year.

TAMPA, Fla. - A Tampa jury found Gerald Declan Radford not guilty in the deadly shooting at a dog park after just two hours of deliberations. The verdict comes nearly one year after the murder.

1 day ago · Gerald Radford: Dog Park Murder Trial Opening Statements; Schultz acknowledged her client was a bit of an “asshole” – a “Yankee” from “another time” — who used “horrible, vulgar” language to express insults, not hatred, and never resorted to physical violence.

1 day ago · TAMPA, Fla. — A Hillsborough County jury found Gerald Declan Radford not guilty for the shooting of a gay man at a Tampa dog park last year. Radford was charged with second-degree murder for the ...

17 hours ago · TAMPA, Fla. — A man accused of shooting and killing another man in a gay hate crime at a Tampa dog park has been found not guilty on all counts. Gerald Declan Radford was on trial for the death ...

1 day ago · TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The state has rested its case in the West Dog Park murder trial. Gerald Radford was accused of killing John “Walt” Lay in a Hillsborough County dog park after the two ...

2 days ago · The trial of Gerald Radford began Tuesday morning with opening statements, followed by testimony. Radford is charged with second-degree murder and a hate crime enhancement for the Feb. 2024 shooting death of John Walter Lay. He faces 25 years to life in prison if convicted. TAMPA, Fla. - The trial ...

4 days ago · Jury selection in dog park murder trial. FOX 13’s Kellie Cowan has a look at the case against Gerald Radford as jury selection in his trial begins Monday morning. Radford is charged with second-degree murder with a hate crime enhancement for the February 2024 shooting death of John Walter Lay at a dog park.

3 days ago · HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla — The second-degree murder trial of Gerald Declan Radford got underway at the Hillsborough County courthouse today. Radford fatally shot John Walt Lay at West Dog Park ...

Dec 6, 2024 · Gerald Radford is set to appear in court on Friday. The Tampa man is charged with murder and a hate crime enhancement in the shooting death of John Walter Lay at a dog park in February 2024.