Missionary Shootings

Boughton gets 38 years in missionary slaying, shooting

david.putney — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:39:10 -0500

CHESAPEAKE A jury on Tuesday recommended a sentence of 38 years and six months in prison for James Boughton Jr., the Chesapeake man convicted of shooting two Mormon missionaries in 2006.

Attorney wants conviction in Mormon slaying thrown out

Jane.Elizabeth — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:34:22 -0500

CHESAPEAKE The lawyer for the man convicted of killing a Mormon missionary and wounding another asked the judge on Monday to set aside the verdict.

Case of missionary shootings goes to jury in Chesapeake

david.putney — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:48:17 -0500

CHESAPEAKE The jury deciding the fate of James Boughton Jr. asked the judge today for a projector to review some evidence.

The request came just after noon on the jury’s first full day of deliberations.

Motion for mistrial denied in missionaries shootings case

nancy.young — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:50:06 -0500

CHESAPEAKE Chesapeake Circuit Court Judge Randy Smith on Thursday refused a defense motion for a mistrial in the case of 21-year-old James Boughton Jr., a Deep Creek man accused of killing a Mormon missionary and wounding another in 2006. The attorney, Andrew Sacks, argued that the prosecution had failed to turn over evidence in a timely manner on several occasions.

Surviving Mormon missionary testifies in shooting trial

Chinelo.Onwualu — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:27:59 -0500

CHESAPEAKE Morgan W. Young was on one knee, writing down the name and number of a man they had met on Elkhart Street while proselytizing. Fellow Mormon missionary Joshua Heidbrink was by his side as they prepared to end their day on the streets of Deep Creek on the day after New Year's 2006.

Jury hears conflicting tales in shooting of missionaries

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:05:17 -0500

CHESAPEAKE As rain fell the evening of Jan. 2, 2006, Morgan Young and Joshua Heidbrink chained their bikes to a signpost on Elkhart Street and set out on foot in the Deep Creek community.

Opening statements presented in missionary shooting trial

nancy.young — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:35:09 -0500

CHESAPEAKE Prosecutors and defense attorneys presented opening statements to a jury today in Chesapeake Circuit Court in the trial for James Boughton, the Camelot man accused of shooting two Mormon missionaries on Jan. 2, 2006.

Andrew Stack, Boughton’s defense attorney, offered an alibi, arguing that his client wasn’t there the night the missionaries were shot.

Chesapeake jury seated for trial in shooting of missionaries

nancy.young — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:52:50 -0500

CHESAPEAKE After three days, a jury was seated Thursday night for the trial of James Boughton Jr., a 21-year-old Camelot man charged in the shooting of two Mormon missionaries nearly three years ago.

Judge refuses to delay Mormon missionary murder trial

nancy.young — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:34:48 -0500

Chesapeake Circuit Court Judge Randy Smith on Wednesday rejected a defense motion to delay the trial of 21-year-old James Boughton, a Deep Creek man accused in the killing of a Mormon missionary and the wounding of another in January 2006. Opening arguments in the case are expected to be presented today.

Trial in Mormon missionary shootings to resume Wednesday

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:07:46 -0500

CHESAPEAKE Jury selection is scheduled to resume Wednesday in Chesapeake Circuit Court for 21-year-old James Boughton, a Deep Creek man accused in the killing of one Mormon missionary and the wounding of another in January 2006.