SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — The man found guilty of punching and killing a 66-year old man at a Wilmington Island bar in 2019 was back in the Chatham County Courthouse on Tuesday, for a conflict in court hearing.
In December, Charles Teeple was found guilty on two counts of involuntary manslaughter, battery and intimidation of an elder person.
In Judge Lisa G. Colbert’s courtroom on Tuesday, Defense Attorney Matt Adkins claimed conversations involving a Chatham County sheriff’s deputy during deliberations could have influenced how quickly the jury made their guilty verdict…