2 days ago · The man accused of murder in the shooting death of a gay man at a Tampa dog park last year was acquitted Thursday. After deliberating for about 2½ hours, a six-person jury found that Gerald ...

3 days ago · - The trial of a man accused of targeting and killing another man at a dog park because he was gay began in a Tampa courtroom on Tuesday. Gerald Declan Radford, who is now 66, is charged with second-degree murder and a hate crime enhancement for the Feb. 2024 shooting death of John Walter Lay.

17 hours ago · Radford shot and killed Lay as the two men were engaged in a physical fight in a Hillsborough County dog park in 2024. Auburndale woman ‘savagely’ murdered; boyfriend in custody, police say

1 day ago · Friends of 54-year-old Walt Lay, who was shot and killed here at West Dog Park, about what happened at the trial, the verdict, and what message they think it sends. “The defendant is not guilty.

1 day 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 ...

2 days ago · TAMPA, Fla. (Scripps News Tampa/Court TV) — A Florida man is standing trial for a fatal shooting at a Tampa dog park. Gerald Radford testifies in his own defense during a stand-your-ground hearing in Tampa. (Court TV) ... FL v. Gerald Radford: Dog Park Murder Trial Opening Statements; Schultz acknowledged her client was a bit of an “asshole ...

2 days ago · A Tampa jury found Gerald Declan Radford not guilty in the deadly shooting at a dog park after just two hours of deliberations. Gerald Radford could be seen ...

1 day ago · TAMPA, Fla. — The man accused of murder in the shooting death of a gay man at a Tampa dog park last year was acquitted Thursday. After deliberating for about 2 1/2 hours, a six-person jury found ...

Dec 12, 2024 · A Tampa judge has denied a “stand your ground" motion filed by attorneys for the man accused of targeting and killing another man at a dog park because he was gay.

17 hours ago · We’re listening to the reaction following a not-guilty verdict in the Tampa dog park shooting. Witnesses who testified in the trial of Gerald Declan Radford are speaking out. Friends of 54-year ...