- Jurors found Stafon Coleman Jr. and Terrell Jones guilty of murder on Friday, but they were each acquitted of aggravated robbery.
- Prosecutors claimed that they shot and killed Romeo Stevens outside a Winco in 2022.
- Sentencing for Coleman and Jones is scheduled for Jan. 4. A co-defendant who testified will be sentenced on Thursday.
SALT LAKE CITY — Two Roy men were found guilty of murder on Friday after a week-long jury trial, but the jurors found them not guilty of aggravated robbery after a long day of deliberation.
On May 9, 2022, Stafon Coleman Jr. and Terrell Jones killed Romeo Charles Stevens, 27, outside a South Salt Lake WinCo, jurors found. The jury determined that neither Coleman, 25, nor Jones, 34, acted in self-defense or believed they were justifiably defending themselves.
Jurors began deliberating at 9 a.m. on Friday, and their verdict was read shortly after 7 p.m.
Contradicting testimonies
Damian Coleman, an older brother of Stafon Coleman and half-brother to Jones, testified about being in the WinCo parking lot that night. He said he could tell by Jones’ stance that he was acting aggressively, and he tried to stop a confrontation…