Alabama man convicted in slaying over grass-cutting dispute
04/11/2019 4:07 pm PDT
via WHNT:
PRATTVILLE, Ala. (WHNT/AP) -- Jurors have convicted an Alabama man of killing his brother-in-law in a dispute that began over grass cutting.
An Autauga County jury convicted 75-year-old Joseph H. Huffman of murder Wednesday in the gunshot killing of 59-year-old John Brown in July 2017.
The Montgomery Advertiser reports that evidence showed Brown was shot to death after he began cutting grass on a piece of property owned by Huffman's family.
Huffman argued he shot the man in self-defense. He claims Brown attacked him after the two got into an altercation.
But a taped interview shows that Huffman appeared to say he “whacked” the other man for being on his land.
A judge scheduled Huffman's sentencing for May 16. He faces a prison sentence of 10 years to life.
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