A Hamilton County jury began deliberating Monday afternoon in the case of Darryl Roberts, who is accused of fatally shooting a prominent businessman in downtown Chattanooga.
Roberts, 58, is charged with first-degree murder in the Sept. 28, 2023, death of Chris Wright.
Jurors started weighing the case evidence at 3 p.m. and had not reached a verdict by 6 p.m. Roberts’ trial started April 14.
Wright, 38, was leaving Jack Brown’s Beer and Burger Joint when he walked by Patten Towers near the intersection of 11th and Market streets, according to medical examiner and witness testimony.
Roberts was sitting outside his apartment building with two friends at the time, and they allegedly got into some sort of verbal argument with Wright, who had been drinking.