Tuscaloosa陪审团判处Luther Watkins Jr. 无期徒刑,不得假释,因为他于2019年杀害了警方调查员Dornell Cousette,拒绝死刑。 A Tuscaloosa jury sentenced Luther Watkins Jr. to life without parole for killing police investigator Dornell Cousette in 2019, rejecting the death penalty.

Tuscaloosa县陪审团判处26岁的Luther Watkins Jr. 终身监禁,不得假释,罪名是2019年杀害警察调查员Dornell Cousette的死刑,并拒绝死刑。 A Tuscaloosa County jury has sentenced Luther Watkins Jr., 26, to life in prison without parole for the 2019 capital murder of police investigator Dornell Cousette, rejecting the death penalty. 在Watkins被判在试图逮捕West Tuscalosa一家住家时向警察头部开枪后,在5天的审判和7-5个陪审员分开审判之后,判决成立。 The verdict followed a five-day trial and a 7-5 jury split, after Watkins was convicted of shooting the officer in the head during an attempted arrest at a West Tuscaloosa home. 检察官认为,这一罪行特别令人发指,而辩护律师则声称自卫,援引Watkins的恐惧和该警官缺乏后备。 Prosecutors argued the crime was especially heinous, while defense attorneys claimed self-defense, citing Watkins’ fear and lack of backup for the officer. 这项裁决标志着自2019年以来,地区检察官在一宗死刑谋杀案件中第二次寻求死刑。 The decision marks the second time since 2019 that the district attorney has sought the death penalty in a capital murder case.