6 days ago · One day last February, William Genovese ran into Gerald Radford at the West Dog Park in Tampa. The two men got to talking about some other people they knew at the park, Genovese recalled Wednesday ...

4 days ago · TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Hillsborough County jury found Gerald Radford not guilty of the murder of John ” Walt” Lay on Thursday. Radford shot and killed Lay as the two men were engaged in a ...

6 days ago · A jury acquitted Gerald Declan Radford of second-degree murder in the shooting death of 52-year-old John Walter Lay. Prosecutors had sought additional hate-crime penalties if Radford was convicted at trial.

6 days ago · TAMPA, Fla. — A Hillsborough County jury found Gerald Declan Radford not guilty for the shooting of a gay man at a Tampa dog park last year. Radford was charged with second-degree murder for the ...

Feb 4, 2025 · The trial of Gerald Radford began Tuesday morning with opening statements, followed by testimony. Radford is charged with second-degree murder and a hate crime enhancement for the Feb. 2024 shooting death of John Walter Lay. He faces 25 years to life in prison if convicted. TAMPA, Fla. - The trial ...

Feb 3, 2025 · Gerald Radford rejected a plea deal that would have sent him to prison for 15 years for the death of John Lay. Defendant Gerald Declan Radford is shown during jury selection at the Hillsborough...

Feb 4, 2025 · Jury selection is set to begin on Monday in the trial of Gerald Declan Radford, the Florida man who last year shot and killed John ‘Walt’ Lay, an unarmed gay man out walking his dog, NBC...

Dec 6, 2024 · Gerald Radford is set to appear in court on Friday. The Tampa man is charged with murder and a hate crime enhancement in the shooting death of John Walter Lay at a dog park in February 2024.

Nov 28, 2024 · TAMPA, Fla. — Gerald Declan Radford, the suspect charged with murdering a gay man at a Tampa dog park earlier this year, is scheduled to have a stand-your-ground hearing next week. It comes...

6 days ago · Gerald Radford reacts with tears as the jury hears his 911 call in the moments following the shooting death of John Walter Lay as Radford’s attorney, Matthew Futch, makes closing arguments ...