Horry County Jury reigns Conway’s wife killed father of her children

County of Horry, SC (WMBF) – A jury recognized a woman of Conway guilty of having murdered the father of her children on Tuesday.

The jury recognized Meagan Jackson guilty for a murder leader as part of the death of Gregory Rice in October 2020.

A judge sentenced Jackson to life imprisonment.

This is an update of news. Previous history below.

The fate of a Conway woman is now in the hands of a jury from Horry County.

Meagan Jackson is tried standing for the death of Gregory Rice, the father of Jackson’s children.

Jackson is accused of having kidnapping and pulled from rice in October 2020. The authorities found the body of Rice along the small PEE Dee river near Pitts winning the 378 highway at the county of Horry / Marion about a month later.

Jackson chose not to testify in the case on Tuesday because the state and the defense rested their cases.

During the closing arguments, the state again said that this case was “a story as old as time” on a case and a pregnancy that led to the murder. The state also said that Jackson would be the only one to benefit from the murder of Rice.

Meanwhile, the defense claims that Jackson’s release of his affair with the former assistant coroner of the county of Horry and star witness Chris Dontell is not a crime and that the state cannot prove things that have occurred at the time of the crime, nor determine a crime scene.

The defense also alleged that the evidence in the case indicates that Dontell, who admitted to having helped to have the body of Rice, being the real killer.

The jury began to deliberate around noon on Tuesday.

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On Friday, the last day of the trial, a single witness took a position, an expert in digital data from the Horry County Sheriff who shared Jackson mobile content before the day she killed rice.

Lieutenant Ben Wells with the unit of electronic crimes revealed to the court that a telephone number without text exhibited the case between Jackson and the former assistant coroner of the county of Horry, Chris Dontell, to his wife, Erica, who also testified to receive the anonymous text on Thursday.

Friday, Jackson’s messages revealed that she had told Dontell that Rice had threatened to speak to Erica of the case outside the rage.

“The number 1-844, which is listed like Chris Dontell,” double homicide, call yourself in a few minutes. “It’s been a few minutes, and I panic;

Witness of the stars in this case, Dontell, who has already pleaded guilty to having helped Jackson to murder of rice, took a stand on Friday.

He testified under oath that he had never known that Jackson was going to kill rice, until he said that she was released a gun and pulled him on October 2, 2020, from the inside of his vehicle, while Dontell was at the driver’s seat, and she was driving a hunting rifle.

However, a text messaging thread revealed in the courtroom on Friday has shown that Jackson and Donell providing for rice only four days before his death.

“” I am absolutely to blow up a tire or cut a brake line. “” From Chris Dontell, his answer was “” unfortunately, I’m too now “”, read Wells from text messages.

On Wednesday, Horry County Police Lieutenant Mark Bonne said he found a handgun that belonged to a 22 caliber handgun, adding that a 22 caliber round killed rice.

It is not confirmed or denied if the cannon box found belonged to the murder weapon.

Dontell will be sentenced to his crimes after Jackson’s trial.

Stay with WMBF News for updates on Jackson’s trial.

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