ADRIAN, Mich. — The jury has reached a split verdict in the Ricardo Sepulveda murder trial.
On Friday, jurors found Sepulveda not guilty of first-degree premeditated homicide in connection to a 1997 killing in Blissfield Township.
However, he was found guilty on the remaining charges, including conspiracy to commit murder and tampering with evidence. The conspiracy conviction carries the same potential penalty as a first-degree murder conviction.*
Sepulveda had been accused of luring an unidentified man from a Toledo bar, killing him in a cornfield, and attempting to cover up the crime.
During the two-week trial, witnesses described strained family dynamics, cartel connections, and conflicting accounts of what happened nearly 30 years ago.
Sepulveda is scheduled to be sentenced on June 13.
WLEN will continue to follow the case.
*Correction: This article has been updated to clarify that Ricardo Sepulveda was convicted of conspiracy to commit premeditated first-degree murder and tampering with evidence. ~Bryan