Man who killed roommate in 2022 found guilty by Escambia Co. jury, awaits sentencing
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — A man who killed his roommate in 2022 was found guilty of her murder on Thursday, according to the Office of State Attorney First Judicial Circuit of Florida.
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State Attorney Ginger Bowden Madden announced that 62-year-old James Edward Hicks was found guilty by an Escambia County jury of second-degree murder of his roommate, 65-year-old Terri Jo Williams.
This comes after he reportedly staged a scene to make it appear as if Williams had drowned herself in a small garden pond in the front yard. However, the release notes that during a death investigation, it was found that Williams’s cause of death was a homicide.
Following the verdict on Thursday, Circuit Court Judge Linda Nobles revoked Hicks’ bond, and he is set to remain in custody to await sentencing. A sentencing date has not been scheduled at this time.
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Hicks faces the possibility of a life sentence for Williams’s murder, according to the release.
This case was prosecuted on behalf of State Attorney Ginger Bowden Madded by Assistant State Attorney Matt Gordon, the release noted.
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