After a long deliberation, a jury yesterday (Thursday) found Ricky Dehate guilty of voluntary manslaughter for the death of Robert Knott in Alexandria’s West End.
Circuit Court Judge Rebecca Wade gave the jury additional instructions yesterday to consider charging Dehate with voluntary manslaughter, in addition to the second-degree murder charge that the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office sought.
Dehate pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity for beating the 54-year-old Knott to death in September 2023 at a bus stop in the 2500 block of N. Van Dorn Street…