Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Inmate Testifies In Charleston Murder Trial

  • {Charleston, West Virginia}...Testimony began Tuesday afternoon in the trial of Brandon Gray, a Charleston teen charged with murder in the shooting death of 27 year old Timothy Thompson. Prosecutors say Gray was told to "take care" of Thompson who owed a marijuana drug debt. They say Gray did that by luring Thompson to First Avenue on Charleston's West Side and fatally shooting him. Gray's cellmate, Ernest Young, was called to the stand where he testified Gray admitted to the murder. Young is currently facing murder charges for allegedly beating to death an 81 year old man in Cedar Grove. Prosecutors did not cut a deal with Young to testify, but the defense argued his taking the stand is opportunistic.