A Chattanooga man was found guilty Tuesday in Hamilton County Criminal Court of killing trial witness Bianca Horton.
Jurors brought in from Anderson County found Andre Grier, 38, guilty of first-degree murder, first-degree felony murder, especially aggravated kidnapping, conspiracy to commit premeditated murder and conspiracy to commit especially aggravated kidnapping.
Grier’s trial began Oct. 21. He was the final defendant expected to stand trial in connection with Horton’s killing nearly a decade ago.
It was mostly silent when the verdict was announced. There didn’t appear to be much reaction from Grier or anyone else inside the courtroom.
After jurors reached their decision, they began to hear additional evidence. They hadn’t started deliberating on Grier’s sentence as of 5:30 p.m. Tuesday and were expected to determine Wednesday if he would face life in prison with the possibility of parole, life without parole or the death penalty, according to Criminal Court Judge Boyd Patterson.