The suspect in a California grocery store employee’s death in the market’s parking lot has been convicted of what prosecutors have called a “senseless and tragic” crime.
Demetrius Ford, 32, was found guilty by a jury on Friday of voluntary manslaughter, assault with force likely to cause great bodily injury, and involuntary manslaughter. The case stems from a fight that took place the night of Jan. 1, 2023.
As midnight approached, Ford and a friend went to the Superior Grocer on Union Avenue in Bakersfield, in California’s Central Valley region, to buy additional drinks for the party they were attending, the Kern County District Attorney’s Office said in a press release. The store, however, was closed to the public…