Talladega burglary verdict announced

A Talladega county jury found 28 year old Takarius Jebraun Turner, of Talladega,  not guilty of two counts of burglary in the first degree .

Turner stood trial last week, but required medical attention after the jury began deliberating. He was still in the hospital last week when the jury came back with the verdict.

Circuit Judge Julian King sealed the verdict and sent the jury home until all of them and the defendant were available to hear it in open court at the same time.

Turner was accused of breaking into the home of Timothy Wilson on Scott Street in November 2012. A gunfight ensued, leaving both Turner and Wilson wounded. Both men were transported to University of Alabama Birmingham Medical Center for treatment.

Wilson’s cousin said he heard the fight, but didn’t see it. The cousin also declined to let police search the house in the immediate wake of the incident and moved Wilson’s gun afterward.

The jury at first found Turner guilty of the lesser included offense of assault in the second degree and acquitted altogether on the second count.

King said the two verdicts were inconsistent with each other, and he sent them back Wednesday for further deliberation. They returned with acquittals on both counts shortly afterward.