A still photo extracted from a deputy’s body-cam video shows a critical moment in the events of April 6, 2024, in front of a home near Lake Logan Road, District Attorney Ashley Hornsby Welch told jury members this week.
In the photo the defendant, Steven Hawkins, 49, is pictured. He grips a double-barreled shotgun and directly faces law enforcement officers.
Look at his “aggressive stance,” the district attorney urged jurors, and observe how his eyes are locked on deputies in “a menacing and purposeful gaze.”…