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 ...

3 days ago · Gerald Radford: Dog Park Murder Trial Opening Statements; Schultz acknowledged her client was a bit of an “asshole” – a “Yankee” from “another time” — who used “horrible, vulgar” language to express insults, not hatred, and never resorted to physical violence.

1 day ago · One day last February, William Genovese ran into Gerald Radford at the West Dog Park in Tampa. The two men got to talking about some other people they knew at the park, Genovese recalled Wednesday ...

Lay tried to avoid Radford, Diaz said, but they crossed paths at the West Dog Park on the morning of Feb. 2, 2024, and argued. The men scuffled, and Radford shot Lay once in the chest.

2 days ago · TAMPA, Florida — Opening statements began Tuesday in a case involving a deadly shooting at Tampa’s West Dog Park one year ago this week. Gerald Declan Radford is on trial for the death of John ...

1 day ago · TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The state has rested its case in the West Dog Park murder trial. Gerald Radford was accused of killing John “Walt” Lay in a Hillsborough County dog park after the two ...

Dec 12, 2024 · A Tampa judge has denied a “stand your ground" motion filed by attorneys for the man accused of targeting and killing another man at a dog park because he was gay.

Mar 8, 2024 · Gerald Declan Radford, 65, shot and killed John Walter Lay, 52, on Feb. 2 at the West Dog Park in Tampa, Fla., the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office confirmed. More than one months after...

Nov 28, 2024 · TAMPA, Fla. — Gerald Declan Radford, the suspect charged with murdering a gay man at a Tampa dog park earlier this year, is scheduled to have a stand-your-ground hearing next week. It comes...

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.