COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) – A jury has been seated in the murder trial of three defendants accused of killing a 16-year-old Manchester High School athlete on his prom night in April 2024.
Semaj Copeland, Zion Horton and Jaquan Mahone are charged with murder in the death of Daryus Bryant, who was shot on Macon Road near Lakeshore Drive in Columbus on April 20, 2024.
After four days of jury selection, the 12-person jury heard opening statements and viewed evidence Wednesday afternoon at the government center.
State presents case against three defendants
Chief Assistant District Attorney Wesley Lambertus told jurors the defendants are guilty of murdering Bryant. He said the defendants’ phones pinged near the scene at the time of the shooting and that surveillance video shows them there…