4 days ago · Gerald Radford reacts with tears as the jury hears his 911 call in the moments following the shooting death of John Walter Lay as Radford’s attorney, Matthew Futch, makes closing arguments ...

2 days ago · TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Hillsborough County jury found Gerald Radford not guilty of the murder of John ” Walt” Lay on Thursday. Radford shot and killed Lay as the two men were engaged in a ...

4 days ago · A jury acquitted Gerald Declan Radford of second-degree murder in the shooting death of 52-year-old John Walter Lay. Prosecutors had sought additional hate-crime penalties if Radford was convicted at trial. At a “Stand Your Ground” hearing in December, Radford testified he feared for his own life when he shot Lay.At the same hearing, several witnesses testified that Radford harassed Lay ...

6 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 ...

6 days ago · Gerald Declan Radford admits he gunned down John 'Walt' Lay in a Florida dog park but claims the unarmed gay man orchestrated his death. Donald Padgett. February 04 2025 9:40 AM EST.

5 days ago · TAMPA, Fla. - Testimony resumed in a Tampa courtroom on Wednesday in the trial of Gerald Declan Radford, who's accused of targeting and killing another man at a dog park because he was gay ...

Dec 7, 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.

Dec 8, 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 February 2. Local news outlets report Radford testified that Lay...

Gerald Declan Radford, 65, was charged with second-degree murder for the deadly shooting of John Walter Lay, which Radford initially alleged was in self-defense, according to the Hillsborough...

A jury decided the fate of Gerald Radford after closing arguments wrapped up in a Tampa courtroom on Thursday. He was charged with second-degree murder in the February 2024 shooting death of John ...