A 50-year-old Little Rock man who opened fire outside his home and killed a 15-year-old prankster has been found guilty on all counts.
[UPDATED STORY FROM THURSDAY'S DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE]
The jury in the trial of Willie Noble returned shortly before 6 p.m., finding him guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting death of Adrian Broadway. Noble, who will next be sentenced, was also found guilty of six counts of committing a terroristic act.
Authorities said Noble killed Broadway as he shot at a car full of teens he witnessed dumping leaves, eggs and mayonnaise on his son's car.
Read Thursday's Arkansas Democrat-Gazette for full details.
- Staff report
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The jury in the trial of a Little Rock man accused of killing a teenage girl heard from the victim's friends Wednesday, who described a night of pranking that led to the deadly shooting.
Authorities say Willie Noble, 50, killed Adrian Broadway, 15, as he shot at a car full of teens he witnessed dumping leaves, eggs and mayonnaise on his son's car.
Derrika Garrett, 17, described being the last one to pile into a car with her friends after pouring mayonnaise on the car of Devian Noble, the defendant's son, as part of an ongoing prank war.
That's when she heard gunshots, she said.
After the car fled and stopped at a stop sign, everyone in the backseat got out, said Jocelyn Jackson, 16, who also testified Wednesday.
"We were all trying to look and see Adrian, if she was really, you know," Jackson said.
The jury also heard an audio recording of Noble's initial interview with detectives, in which he described seeing the vandalized car, retrieving and loading his gun from a closet and waiting for the teenagers to return.
When Broadway and her friends returned, Noble told police, "I came out the front door and just started shooting, I didn't know if I hurt them or not, I just wanted to scare them."
Noble told police he shot "up" in the direction of the car, and did not call police after the shooting, according to the tapes.
In the tapes, Noble can also be heard asking police "is the person alright?"
A detective and crime scene investigator also testified during the second day of the trial Wednesday.
They both said five bullet casings were found in front of the house, with two bullets strikes on the ground, two in the side of the teenagers' car and one bullet believed to have hit the windshield. Broadway was seated in the passenger seat.
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- John Moritz