The Nashville jury, which already found Samson, 27, guilty of first-degree murder, decided on the sentence possibleafter less than two hours.
Author: Adam Tamburin, Nashville Tennessean
Emanuel Samson found guilty of first-degree murder in 2017 Tennessee church shooting
Samson was indicted on 43 counts in the case, including first-degree murder in the shooting death of Melanie Crow.
Man accused in church shooting wanted to kill ‘minimum of 10 white churchgoers,’ prosecutor says
In note, Emanuel K. Samson said he planned to retaliate for the 2015 church shooting in Charleston, South Carolina, where nine worshipers were killed.
Police looking for driver who dragged officer with ATV through downtown Nashville
Special Events Sergeant John Bourque was “struck and dragged by one of an estimated 100 dirt bikes, motorcycles, ATVs, and four wheelers.”
Teens charged in Nashville musician’s slaying told to leave court after laughing, talking
Awitnesssaw a group of juveniles approach Nashville musician Kyle Yorlets before he was fatally shot, according to the lead detective in the case.
Cyntoia Brown’s professor speaks as clemency decision nears: ‘She’s ready to serve people’
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam will decide in the next month whether Cyntoia Brown, convicted as a teen in an August 2004 murder, gets clemency.
Tennessee already gave free college tuition. Now it’s turning to students’ flat tires.
It isn’t just the tuition money. Students drop out over unexpected expenses. Tennessee is working to cover those bills to keep students in college.