California man convicted of using crossbow to randomly kill man; prosecutor called it bravado
By APMonday, June 7, 2010
California man convicted of murder with a crossbow
LANCASTER, Calif. — An ex-convict has been found guilty of using a crossbow to kill a man in what a prosecutor said was a random attack intended to show his stepdaughter he was someone not to be messed with.
A Los Angeles Superior Court jury deliberated three hours Monday before convicting 39-year-old Arseller Curtis Scott of killing 62-year-old Angel Martinez in March 2008, whose body was found in Lancaster with an arrow sticking out of the chest.
Martinez was a retired Edwards Air Force Base employee who was out for a late-night walk when he was struck in the middle of an intersection.
Sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 5. Scott faces 63 years to life in prison.
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