GUILTY VERDICTS HANDED DOWN 11-19-2010

GUILTY VERDICTS WERE HANDED DOWN FRIDAY AFTERNOON IN THE MARVIN STUCKETT MURDER TRIAL. DANNER FORD, 38, WAS ON TRIAL IN THE DEATH OF STUCKETT, WHO WAS KILLED FOLLOWING A FIGHT AT A LOCAL NIGHTCLUB IN SEPTEMBER OF 2008.  FOLLOWING LESS THAN TWO HOURS OF JURY DELIBERATION FORD WAS FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER WITH A LIFE SENTENCE; GUILTY OF FIREARM ENHANCEMENT WITH A FIVE YEAR SENTENCE; AND GUILTY OF POSSESSION OF A FIREARM BY A CONVICTED FELON WITH 10 YEARS FOR THAT SENTENCE. THE FIVE AND 10-YEAR SENTENCES WILL RUN CONSECUTIVELY FOLLOWING THE LIFE SENTENCE. DANNER IS THE SECOND OF FOUR MEN TO GO ON TRIAL IN CONNECTION WITH STUCKETT'S DEATH. STEVE FORD WAS CONVICTED OF MURDER LAST YEAR AND SENTENCED TO LIFE. FREDDY HARRIS' TRIAL IS PENDING SINCE HE IS DOING TIME ON FEDERAL DRUG CHARGES, AND JONATHON ROBINSON'S TRIAL IS ALSO PENDING BECAUSE HE'S IN STATE PRISON ON UNRELATED CHARGES.