Reginald Lively was sentenced to life without parole on Nov. 12 for the 2021 murder of 68-year-old John Hall III after jurors reached a unanimous guilty verdict on his charges of first-degree murder and one count of concealing a deadly weapon. Lively was acquitted of a second weapon concealment count.
The 59-year-old convict reportedly entered Hall’s third-floor residence during the early morning hours of May 28, 2021 and began attacking him as he lay on his couch. Investigators believe the attack occurred between the hours of 6:32 a.m. and 6:41 a.m.
Hours later, at approximately 10:25 a.m., officers responded to a call for an unconscious person on the 3800 block of Clarks Lane. An apartment maintenance worker advised he made the call after first- and second-floor residents residing below Hall reported water leaking through their ceilings. After receiving the calls, the worker responded to Hall’s unit and discovered his body, bloodied and concealed under a blanket next to the couch…