Stallworth gets hung jury

At 11 p.m. on Thursday, Judge Nick Geeker released the jury in the Donnie Stallworth trial. The former Air Force staff sergeant was on trial for the murder trial of Byrd and Melanie Billings. The State Attorney’s Office had followed the same prosecution strategy that worked in convicting Patrick Gonzalez and Wayne Coldiron. The jury deliberated 9 hours and could make a decision.

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Author: Rick Outzen

Rick Outzen is the publisher/owner of Pensacola Inweekly. He has been profiled in The New York Times and featured in several True Crime documentaries. Rick also is the author of the award-winning Walker Holmes thrillers. His latest nonfiction book is “Right Idea, Right Time: The Fight for Pensacola’s Maritime Park.”