Jurors have found former Claud “Tex” McIver guilty on all counts except malice murder. He had been charged with malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and three counts of influencing witnesses.
Long a partner at labor and employment giant Fisher & Phillips, McIver shot and killed his wife while he rode in the backseat of an SUV with his gun drawn and loaded because, he said, he was afraid Black Lives Matter might be around. Prosecutors, on the other hand, believed he had a financial motive.
In the end, after the jury claimed to be deadlocked, the malice murder charge was too much to prove. However, the jury still tagged McIver with a bevy of serious charges. Apparently, they found his excuses as feeble as we did.
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