Hung jury for pair accused of murder in NOLA accident scam
Two men facing murder charges in the Louisiana staged accident conspiracy case were neither convicted nor acquitted. The post Hung jury for pair accused of murder in NOLA accident scam appeared first on FreightWaves .
A jury in New Orleans has reached a partial verdict in the murder trial of Sean Alfortish and Leon "Chunky" Parker, but not for the death of Cornelius Garrison. The four-week trial ended in a hung jury for the murder charges against Alfortish and Parker. The pair were accused of murdering Garrison in September 2020, following Garrison's guilty plea to staging accidents with trucks and other vehicles.
Alfortish was also convicted on several fraud charges, including obstruction and suborning perjury, while Parker received a 60-year sentence for mail fraud and conspiracy. The most compelling testimony came from Ryan Harris, a former co-defendant, who testified about the recruitment and execution of the murder. However, this testimony was not sufficient to secure a conviction.
Other participants in the "Operation Sideswipe" scam, including Vanessa Motta and Jason Giles, were convicted on different charges and await sentencing.
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