After deliberating for about four hours Tuesday, a Warren County jury found Brooks Houck and Joseph Lawson guilty in the 2015 murder of Crystal Rogers and recommended the maximum prison sentences for both.
The jury of six men and six women found 43 year-old Brooks Houck guilty of murder (principal or accomplice to the crime) and complicity tampering with physical evidence.
His co-defendant, Joseph Lawson, who was charged with conspiracy to commit murder and tampering with physical evidence, was found guilty on both charges as well.
The jury recommended maximum sentences for both men: life in prison plus five years for tampering for Houck and 25 years for Lawson. Both would have to serve 85% of their sentence before being eligible for parole.
A final sentencing hearing will held August 21.
Source: WDRB
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