James Hicks, 62, was found guilty Thursday of second-degree murder.
) - An Escambia County jury this week convicted a man of killing his 65-year-old roommate then trying to make it look like a suicide.
James Hicks, 62, was found guilty Thursday of second-degree murder, the State Attorney’s Office of Florida’s First Judicial Circuit announced on Friday. The jury found that on Aug. 12, 2022, Hicks killed Terri Jo Williams then staged a scene to make it look as if she had drowned herself in a small garden pool in the front yard. During the investigation, Hicks stated that Williams had been emotional and depressed for weeks and that he believed she had committed suicide, according to a press release from the prosecutor’s office.
The jury was shown evidence from the scene, death investigations, neighbors and relatives, and the medical examiner who determined the victim’s death resulted from homicide, according to prosecutors. Following the verdict, Circuit Court Judge Linda Nobles revoked Hicks’ bond. He was booked into the Escambia County Jail and is awaiting sentencing.Grand jury adds defendant to Baldwin murder-for-hire indictment
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