A jury on Wednesday convicted a man in the fatal shooting of a Cedar County, Missouri deputy 18 months ago.
The Greene County jurors took just 15 minutes Wednesday afternoon to determine the fate of Joshua Brown in the Nov. 2, 2014 death of Deputy Matthew Chism, according to KYTV.
A judge will now determine the sentence for Brown, who waived his right to let the jury recommend one. He faces Circuit Judge Calvin Holden scheduled a sentencing hearing for July 15.
Brown was found guilty of all four counts of second-degree murder, possessing methamphetamine, tampering with physical evidence and hindering prosecution. He faces up to 30 years with chance of parole for the murder conviction; up to 20 years for having meth and up to four years for the other two charges.
The murder trial took three days from jury selection Monday morning to the verdict being announced Wednesday afternoon.
Brown had no reaction to the verdict in the courtroom as family members of Chism cried in relief.
The deputy had attempted to stop a vehicle driven by Brown, which had no headlights on the night of the shooting. Brown speed away from the deputy and his passenger, Matthew Collins, bailed out of the vehicle before Chism chased him on foot. A struggle ensued and both men were shot.
Chism was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his wounds and Collins was pronounced dead at the scene.
Brown was arrested at a nearby house a short time later.
