A jury has convicted a Tennessee man in the slaying of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright, whose bullet-riddled body was found in a field nearly 12 years ago in his hometown of Memphis.
The jury found Billy Ray Turner guilty of first-degree murder, attempted murder, and conspiracy Monday in the death of Wright.Turner already pleaded guilty to a gun charge related to Wright’s shooting. He is already serving a 16-year sentence, the Associated Press reported.Wright's slaying is one of Memphis's most highly publicized murder cases.
Turner and Wright's ex-wife Sherra Wright were charged in December 2017 for the murder of the father of six. According to prosecutors, Sherra Wright recruited Turner and her cousin Jimmie Martin to murder the former NBA player.
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