A jury ruled Thursday that a man will serve a life without parole sentence in prison after they found him guilty of first-degree murder, despite his protests that he saw the man he was accused of killing in a holding cell after the shooting.

Nathan Williams, 50, took the stand at his trial and argued that he also acted in self-defense during the April 5, 2022, shooting that police said caused the death of 46-year-old Bryant Johnson. The shooting occurred in an apartment at 2730 E. Bonanza Rd.

Juror Dana Hawkins said it was Williams’ testimony that convinced him of Williams’ guilt.

“We all kind of agreed as a jury that there was a little bit of doubt in some circumstances that would have still been present if he didn’t get up on the stand and I think he kind of was his own worst enemy in

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