Most Trial Verdicts Released in Reginald Denny Case
Los Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES
On Monday, most of the verdicts in the trial of Damian Monroe Williams and Henry Keith Watson were released.
Some convictions were for lesser crimes that are automatically included in the primary charge. For instance, the primary charge of assault with a deadly weapon carries a misdemeanor charge of assault. Also, in some cases a lesser, related charge underlies the primary charge.
Damian Monroe Williams
Williams was charged with 10 counts involving Reginald O. Denny and six other alleged victims. The verdicts on those counts:
VICTIM: Reginald O. Denny
Primary charge: Willful, deliberate and premeditated attempted murder
Verdict: Still deliberating.
Punishment: Life in prison
Primary charge: Aggravated mayhem
Verdict: Not guilty of aggravated mayhem; guilty on lesser charge of simple mayhem.
Punishment: 2 to 8 years for simple mayhem. (Could have been life in prison for aggravated mayhem.)
Primary Charge: Robbery
Verdict: Not guilty
Punishment: Could have been 2 to 5 years (with possibility of an additional 3 years for intentional infliction of great bodily injury and 1 year for use of a deadly weapon).
VICTIM: Alicia Maldonado
Primary charge: Assault with deadly weapon
Verdict: Not guilty of assault with deadly weapon; guilty of lesser charge of misdemeanor assault.
Punishment: A maximum of 6 months and/or $1,000 fine for misdemeanor assault. (Could have received 2 to 4 years for assault with deadly weapon.)
VICTIM: Jorge Gonzalez
Primary Charge: Assault with deadly weapon
Verdict: Not guilty of assault with deadly weapon; guilty of lesser charge of misdemeanor assault.
Punishment: 6 months and/or $1,000 fine for misdemeanor assault. (Could have received 2 to 4 years for assault with deadly weapon.)
VICTIM: Terrance Manning
Primary Charge: Assault with deadly weapon on a firefighter
Verdict: Not guilty
Punishment: Could have received 3 to 5 years
VICTIM: Fred Mathis
Primary charge: Assault with deadly weapon on a firefighter
Verdict: Not guilty
Punishment: Could have received 3 to 5 years
VICTIM: Fidel Lopez
Primary charge: Assault with deadly weapon
Verdict: Not guilty of assault with deadly weapon; guilty of lesser charge of misdemeanor assault.
Punishment: 6 months and/or $1,000 fine for misdemeanor assault. (Could have received 2 to 4 years for assault with deadly weapon.)
VICTIM: Takao Hirata
Primary charge: Assault with deadly weapon
Verdict: Not guilty of assault with deadly weapon; guilty of lesser charge of misdemeanor assault.
Punishment: A maximum of 6 months and/or $1,000 fine for misdemeanor assault. (Could have received 2 to 4 years for assault with deadly weapon.)
Primary charge: Robbery
Verdict: Not guilty.
Punishment: Could have received 2 to 5 years
Henry Keith Watson
Watson was charged with five counts involving Denny and two other victims. The verdicts on those counts:
VICTIM: Reginald O. Denny
Primary charge: Willful, deliberate and premeditated attempted murder
Verdict: Not guilty of premeditated attempted murder; guilty of lesser, related charge of misdemeanor assault.
Punishment: A maximum of 6 months and/or $1,000 fine for misdemeanor assault. (Could have received life in prison for premeditated attempted murder.)
Primary charge: Robbery
Verdict: Not guilty
Punishment: Could have received 2 to 5 years (with the possibility of 3 years for the intentional infliction of great bodily injury).
VICTIM: Larry Tarvin
Primary charge: Assault with deadly weapon
Verdict: Still deliberating.
Punishment: 2 to 4 years (with the possibility of 3 additional years for intentional infliction of great bodily injury).
Primary charge: Robbery
Verdict: Not guilty
Punishment: Could have received 2 to 5 years (with the possibility of 3 years for the intentional infliction of great bodily injury).
VICTIM: Alicia Maldonado
Primary charge: Assault with deadly weapon
Verdict: Not guilty.
Punishment: Could have received 2 to 4 years.
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