BREAKING UPDATE: A Bexar County jury has reached a verdict for a man accused in the death of a Trinity University cheerleader in 2017.
Mark Howerton has been found not guilty of murder but guilty of aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury.Howerton’s punishment hearing will be set for a later date.After seven days of testimony, a jury on Friday is deliberating whether the boyfriend of a Trinity University student is guilty or innocent of killing her.
The crux of the case centers on what took place on Oct. 29, 2017, after Howerton and Mandadi went to the Mala Luna Festival in San Antonio.Howerton told police that the two had been arguing about Mandadi’s ex-boyfriend and left the festival. He said they made up as they were driving out of town toward Houston and stopped at a gas station to have what he called “rough sex.” He said Mandadi passed out after complaining of not feeling well.
Hunter pointed out inconsistencies in Birchum’s accounts of what he saw at the festival when Howerton and Mandadi left. Despite the discrepancies, Benoist said that Birchum was never a suspect in the case.
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