The Summit County jury deciding the fate of Deshawn and Tyler Stafford deliberated throughout Thursday without reaching verdicts for the brothers accused of killing Ethan Liming.
AKRON, Ohio — The Summit County jury deciding the fate of Deshawn and Tyler Stafford deliberated throughout Thursday without reaching verdicts for the brothers accused of killing 17-year-old Ethan Liming.
Prosecutors admitted during closing arguments on Wednesday that Liming and his friends made bad decisions when they got out of a car and used toy SpaltRball guns to shoot gel pellets at basketball players on the court of the I Promise School in Akron on June 2, 2022. Kuhn said Deshawn threw the first punch, but it became a three-on-one fight with Tyler and their cousin, Donovan Jones, joining the fight. Jones was convicted of two misdemeanor counts of assault in connection to the incident.
Attorney Jon Sinn, who represents Deshawn, held up one of the toy guns and demonstrated the noise it makes while making his closing argument on Wednesday.The defense argued the brothers acted in self-defense, and the burden to prove they didn't fall on the prosecution.University of Akron Law Professor Michael Gentithes said the case could test Ohio's Stand Your Ground law passed in 2021.
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