A Hamilton County jury sentenced Jamal Adams, who was removed from proceedings after a dramatic reaction to his conviction, to life in prison without the possibility of release late Friday.
After over two days of jurors deliberating, including a point at which they declared a deadlock, they convicted Adams, 34, of the first-degree murder of Matthew Overby, a father of six. Jurors also found Adams guilty of witness coercion, reckless endangerment and possession of a firearm by a felon.
Around five minutes after the last juror confirmed the verdict, Adams repeatedly slammed his fists on the defense table, flipped it and screamed for his mother to leave. He was grappled to the ground by court officers as attendees evacuated the courtroom.
When proceedings resumed around 30 minutes later, Senior Judge Don Ash instructed the jury to forget the outburst, and the proceedings continued without Adams present.