A defendant was found guilty for a shooting at a Motel 6 near the I-75 overpass in Ocala.
After a recent two-day trial where the prosecution presented compelling video evidence, a jury found 37-year-old Donald Lorenzo Roberts Jr. guilty on all counts. Roberts was charged with Aggravated Battery with a Firearm, Possession of a Firearm by a Felon, Tampering with Physical Evidence, Discharging a Firearm in Public, and Providing False Identification to Law Enforcement.
Following the verdict, Judge Peter M. Brigham sentenced Roberts, a Prison Releasee Reoffender, to 20 years in prison, consecutive to the 15-year sentence he is currently serving for another case…