
Man is guilty in beating death
He attacked Canton man with a flashlight
This week, a Wayne County jury heard testimony involving the flashlight and much more, and on Thursday convicted Adams of first-degree murder in the April 15, 2006, attack.
The jury deliberated for a total of seven hours Wednesday and Thursday before issuing its verdict, which carries a mandatory sentence of life in prison without possibility of parole. Wayne County Circuit Judge Thomas Jackson will sentence Adams on May 10.
Armstrong was killed at his home in the College Park Estates mobile home park in Canton. His children, 8 and 10, were home at the time. They are now living with their mother, who was estranged from Armstrong.
“We were able to establish that that was his plan and scheme and motive,” he said.
Adams told police in his statement that he left Armstrong after they had consensual sex, with Armstrong passed out from drinking but unharmed.
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