11 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.

11 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. — 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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 17, 2024 · TAMPA - The man who is accused of targeting and killing another man at a dog park because he was gay appeared in court Tuesday for a pre-trial hearing. Gerald Radford, 66, is charged with second-degree murder and a hate crime enhancement for the Feb. 2024 shooting death of John Walter Lay.

1 day ago · One day last February, William Genovese ran into Gerald Radford at the West Dog Park in Tampa. The two men got to talking about some other people they knew at the park, Genovese recalled Wednesday ...

Dec 20, 2024 · Gerald Radford testified on Friday that he feared for his own life when he shot John “Walt” Lay at a Tampa dog park on Feb. 2. Local news outlets report Radford testified that Lay repeatedly hit him in the face just before the shooting.