A jury unanimously convicted a man of a shooting that happened six years ago. Prosecutors alleged that Perry Rolle shot Harold Louis during a dispute on January 26, 2007.
The court heard Rolle and Louis got into an argument over access to his child. Rolle has a child Louis’s sister.
Rolle went to a house at Wilson Street to get his child. Louis refused to let the child leavee with Rolle based on his sister’s instructions. After a heated argument, Rolle left the house, the court heard.
He later returned with a gun and shot Louis in the thigh.
Rolle’s lawyer, Walden Rain, suggested that one of Louis’s friends shot him by accidents.
Although Rolle did not offer a defense at his trial, he offered a denial during an interview with police.
Inspector Will Hart said he interview Rolle on February 11, 2007. During the interview, Rolle said that he had a child with Louis’s sister, and when he went to collect the child he was beaten by a group of people.
Rolle has been remanded to prisons pending sentencing in August.
By Artesia Davis
Guardian Senior Reporter
