A Lee County jury earlier this week convicted 33-year-old Grady Wayne Wilkes of capital murder Buechner’s death, and of attempted murder in the wounding of officers Evan Elliot and Mark Sistrunk.
That same jury spared Wilkes from the death penalty,The guilty verdict was handed down Tuesday afternoon after an eight-day trial. It began Monday, Aug. 7, and jurors began their deliberations on Monday, Aug. 14.Auburn police responded about 10:40 p.m. to a domestic disturbance callThe officers met with the female victim - Brooklyn Flaherty - who told them that Wilkes, who was her live-in boyfriend and the father of her child, physically assaulted her and threatened to kill her.
Wilkes was arrested at 7:12 a.m., Monday, a little more than nine hours after the initial call was made. Wilkes testified during the trial, saying he fired at the officers because he thought one of them had a gun aimed at him., Wilkes said his reflexes and muscle memory pushed him to load is rifle and shooting.
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