GUILTY NC - Ronald Lane, 44, killed in WCC shooting, Goldsboro, 13 April 2015

[Sonya610]

And what's the problem with information taken from the Southern Poverty Law Center's page? That's a legit nonprofit organization.

It is NOT MSM therefore should NOT be allowed. SPLC is about as biased a source as one could hope to find.

There was a manhunt a few days ago and now he has been convicted of murder??? Or are the dates on the original post wrong?

 

[sarabean]

It is NOT MSM therefore should NOT be allowed. SPLC is about as biased a source as one could hope to find.

There was a manhunt a few days ago and now he has been convicted of murder??? Or are the dates on the original post wrong?

He ADMITTED to killing Lane. He stated he was fine getting a life sentence or the death penalty, right there in court.

Eta: I put the heavy.com post, since someone asked where to see older photos of him. I apologize if heavy isn't allowed.

 

[JusticeWillBeServed]

Trial date set for Kenneth Stancil III's first-degree murder case

http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2017/03/15/trial_date_set_for_kenneth_stancil_iiis_firstdegree_murder_case/

A trial date has been set for April 17 in the first-degree murder case against Kenneth Morgan Stancil III.

Stancil is charged with the killing of Ron Dwight Lane, 44, on the campus of Wayne Community College in April 2015.

District Attorney Matthew Delbridge said Superior Court Judge Jay Hockenbury, who is based in New Hanover County, will preside over the case.

In May 2016, Stancil and his lawyer, local defense attorney Walter Webster, entered a plea of not guilty.

At that appearance, Delbridge said the death penalty would not be sought. Instead, prosecution will seek a sentence of life without parole.

 

[JusticeWillBeServed]

http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2017/04/21/jury_selection_starts_stops_in_stancil_firstdegree_murder_trial/

Jury selection began today in the first-degree murder trial of 22-year-old Kenneth Morgan Stancil III.

Stancil is accused of shooting and killing Wayne Community College print shop technician Ron Lane on April 13, 2015, on the school's campus.

Jury selection in the trial began on the heel of another murder trial, which delayed the scheduled start of Stancil's trial by five days.

Out of more than 70 potential jurors, 12 were called to the jury box and Delbridge had little time for questioning before court adjourned for the day around 4:40 p.m.

No potential jurors were cycled out after questions about whether or not they had prior knowledge of the case through news coverage or other means.

Only one potential juror said they had no knowledge of the case whatsoever.

The remaining 11 that were questioned during jury selection today all disclosed they'd heard about the case through various news outlets.

Jury selection for Stancil's trial will resume at 2:30 p.m. Monday in Wayne County Superior Court.

 

[JusticeWillBeServed]

Jury finds Kenneth Morgan Stancil III guilty of first-degree murder

http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2017/05/02/jury_finds_kenneth_morgan_stancil_iii_guilty_of_firstdegree_murder/

Kenneth Morgan Stancil III will serve life in prison without parole after being found guilty of first-degree murder today in Wayne County Superior Court.

The jury's verdict came after about an hour and a half of deliberation and was delivered after the court reconvened from a lunch recess.

The defense team admitted from the start of the trial Stancil shot and killed Lane, leaving the state to prove the killing was premeditated, deliberate and malicious.

Delbridge also played for the jury during the trial an explicit and profanity-laden video Stancil recorded before killing Lane, in which he laid out the reasons he felt the killing was justified.

Stancil's brother, Nick, also gave testimony during the trial and put to rest swirling rumors that Lane had acted inappropriately toward him.

During closing arguments heard this morning, Delbridge argued Stancil planned the killing in a way that would bring him maximum attention, choosing to kill Lane on a college campus instead of at Lane's home.

Delbridge told the jury there could not be a doubt about whether or not Stancil planned out the killing and acted with malice.

He pointed to the roughly 31 minute long video Stancil recorded himself before killing Lane in which Stancil makes derogatory claims against minorities and homosexuals, ponders what life in prison will be like, maps out his reasoning for killing Lane and leaves instructions on what to do with his possessions after he ran from law enforcement.

Delbridge replayed the audio from that video during his closing argument, selecting several key quotes that included Stancil saying he would use a shotgun in the murder to make sure he left a bloody mess.

Delbridge also replayed surveillance video from the college that day that shows Stancil pausing outside the print shop, getting a sip of water and then pulling a shotgun from a duffel bag and walking into the room.

"Do you have a reasonable doubt about what's going to happen next?" Delbridge asked the jury. "Do you?"

In his closing argument, Delbridge also pointed out Stancil used money he earned by working in the print shop under Lane to buy the shotgun he would eventually use to kill Lane.

Delbridge also argued Stancil had a brief conversation with Lane prior to killing him to get the satisfaction of seeing Lane have the realization he was going to die.