Murder suspect pours water on his lawyer’s
head in court (Photo)
On Monday, as members of the Cedar
Rapids, Iowa jury filed out to deliberate over
the murder case against Jerome Power, the
50-year-old suspect dumped a glass of
water on his lawyer’s head, according to the
Gazette.
“It should have been a mistrial,” Power said
after dumping the water on attorney Steve
Addington. “You sold me out!”
Power is charged with first-degree murder
for allegedly strangling to death his
neighbor, Doris Bevins, 68, in her home on
Sept. 19, 2010. Police said they found Power
hiding behind the front door when they
responded to the 911 call from Bevin’s
friend who was on the phone with her
when she was attacked.
The ABA Journal reports that Power’s lawyer
argued there was no DNA linking the
defendant to the crime and questioned why
Power would try to rob and attack a woman
that, everyone in the neighborhood knew
had no money.
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This isn’t the only strange behavior
exhibited by Power during the trial,
according to KWWL.
Last week, Power held up a hand-written
sign, claiming someone else killed his
neighbor.
- Huffington Post