3 days ago · Gerald Declan Radford is charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of 52-year-old John Walter Lay. Prosecutors are seeking additional hate-crime penalties if Radford is convicted at trial. At a “Stand Your Ground” hearing in December, Radford testified he feared for his own life when he shot Lay. At the same hearing, several ...

2 days ago · The trial of Gerald Radford began Tuesday morning with opening statements, followed by testimony. Radford is charged with second-degree murder and a hate crime enhancement for the Feb. 2024 shooting death of John Walter Lay. He faces 25 years to life in prison if convicted. TAMPA, Fla. - The trial ...

Gerald Radford and John Walter Lay had been friends for a while, but then that changed. Radford, acquaintances of the two men told investigators, called Lay a homophobic slur, said he wanted to ...

4 days ago · Gerald Radford rejected a plea deal that would have sent him to prison for 15 years for the death of John Lay. Defendant Gerald Declan Radford is shown during jury selection at the Hillsborough ...

1 day ago · TAMPA, Fla. - Testimony resumed in a Tampa courtroom on Wednesday in the trial of Gerald Declan Radford, who's accused of targeting and killing another man at a dog park because he was gay ...

3 days ago · Radford told investigators he shot Lay in self-defense after Lay attacked him with a metal coffee mug. “Gerald Radford shot and killed John Walter Lay. Mr. Lay was not armed with a knife, a ...

2 days ago · As Tampa's courtroom drama unfolds, Gerald Radford stands accused of a crime that resonates with the fears of a community - the fatal shooting of John Walter Lay at a local dog park, a case tinged ...

Mar 8, 2024 · Gerald Declan Radford has been charged with second-degree murder with an enhancement for a hate crime in connection with the fatal shooting of a gay man in a Florida dog park.

Dec 17, 2024 · Gerald Radford, 66, is charged with second-degree murder and a hate crime enhancement for the Feb. 2024 shooting death of John Walter Lay.

Dec 6, 2024 · Gerald Radford is set to appear in court on Friday. The Tampa man is charged with murder and a hate crime enhancement in the shooting death of John Walter Lay at a dog park in February 2024.