ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Court TV) — Zarrius Hildabrand stood stoic and emotionless in court on Thursday as a jury found him guilty of killing his wife.
Zarrius Hildabrand stands as the verdict is read in court. (Court TV)
Hildabrand had married Saria Barney less than a year before she died from a gunshot wound in their home in August 2023. The former U.S. Army soldier had faced charges of first-degree murder; the jury convicted him of the lesser charge of second-degree murder, as well as multiple counts of tampering with evidence.
Hildabrand’s defense unsuccessfully tried to argue that Barney had taken her own life after the couple had been out for the night with friends to celebrate the defendant’s 21st birthday. Hildabrand took the stand in his own defense, telling the jury that he woke up the next morning after their night out to find his wife dead from a gunshot wound…