Stephen Mobley is no stranger to the defense table.
Mobley, 31, was convicted on a lesser charge of involuntary manslaughter in 2005 for the College Hill Courts death of Elton Deandra Hall, 20. He served six years for that charge.
Now he stands trial in Hamilton County Criminal Court in the 2012 shooting death of Gregory Watkins. Mobley is charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during a dangerous offense.
Stephen MobleyDuring the first day of trial testimony Tuesday, Lashonda Gonzalez sobbed as she recounted Watkins’ killing at a Brainerd Road Conoco station. Gonzalez said she saw a Pontiac pull up near the car where she and Watkins were parked, and that a person she didn’t recognize got out.
“Before I could get out, before I could finish saying who was that, the shots were fired,” said Gonzalez, who was also struck by the bullets.