Virginia man accused of killing neighbor found guilty of first-degree murder; video shows incident

Virginia man accused of killing neighbor found guilty of first-degree murder; video shows incident

The case of a Springfield man accused of killing his neighbor is now closed after a jury found him guilty of first-degree murder in an incident that was caught on camera. DETAILS: https://bit.ly/3vcqiU3

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50 Comments

  1. atrocious _ pr0xy on September 24, 2022 at 4:43 pm

    Can’t fight. Itchy trigger finger. Full of pride.

  2. Heartsmyface Forever on September 24, 2022 at 4:44 pm

    That guy wasn’t banging hard. Look how casually he was standing at the door.

  3. Chit Chat on September 24, 2022 at 4:46 pm

    Wow

  4. Relax on September 24, 2022 at 4:46 pm

    What a dirty bastard of a man:>( heartless prick I hope they throw the key away on that guy:>(

  5. BeckyFox on September 24, 2022 at 4:46 pm

    Glad the jury saw right thru this hateful, murderous POS

  6. B F on September 24, 2022 at 4:48 pm

    Does that state have death penality?

  7. Patrick Hamos on September 24, 2022 at 4:50 pm

    Good for him. Set him free!

  8. czar morales on September 24, 2022 at 4:51 pm

    Only reason he got justified because he was useful two nasa corporations

  9. Sho on September 24, 2022 at 4:56 pm

    Did they have beef? What’s the backstory?

  10. Quinn Johnson on September 24, 2022 at 4:56 pm

    Hope he likes his new home

  11. jeff turner on September 24, 2022 at 5:00 pm

    poor woman my god

  12. Deez Nutz on September 24, 2022 at 5:01 pm

    Both served the same country but still couldn’t come together as ppl

  13. Brenda Simmons on September 24, 2022 at 5:01 pm

    It looked like self defense to me

  14. Shane Berrey on September 24, 2022 at 5:02 pm

    Love how they act like race played a part in this. Smh

  15. Robbie Giddens on September 24, 2022 at 5:02 pm

    Nah send him to prison for life

  16. OtomoTenzi on September 24, 2022 at 5:03 pm

    YE$$$$$$… All in the name of I$RAEL!!! >: D

  17. RoxasLopez on September 24, 2022 at 5:07 pm

    Yeah that was done well, this guy just murdered and was power tripping at the end because he had a gun.

  18. Mike M on September 24, 2022 at 5:08 pm

    Hope he gets got bad in prison

  19. black1582 on September 24, 2022 at 5:09 pm

    Our neighbor harassment laws must change. This could have been settled with a restraining order, if most states wouldn’t treat men that go that route, like they’re sissies that need to go get the gun, and handle this themselves!

  20. Secular Institute Headquarters and Guild on September 24, 2022 at 5:10 pm

    This shooter appears to be a SADIST, by his behavior? He probably got sexually aroused during the killing of this person? Sadist, are sexually predators of another kind. The mainstream news producers, they find saying the word, SADIST is offensive for their viewers?

  21. TTRRUAMINPN on September 24, 2022 at 5:10 pm

    If black man is shot, motive is always racism.

  22. omny66 on September 24, 2022 at 5:12 pm

    He should be indicted on charges for treason, as killing any active service member should carry those charges.

  23. Tim Velez on September 24, 2022 at 5:13 pm

    Damn, that wife really put herself out there. Regardless of the fued that’s just a sad outcome. Glad the wife didn’t get hurt in the face of rage.

  24. Billy boat bluff on September 24, 2022 at 5:13 pm

    How could that ever be self defense… what a piece of shit

  25. 🌐 world-wide on September 24, 2022 at 5:14 pm

    Why he went to that guy’s house?

  26. HuMan Being 34/7 on September 24, 2022 at 5:18 pm

    Wow what a brave woman

  27. Tim Velez on September 24, 2022 at 5:20 pm

    Damn, that wife really put herself out there. Regardless of the fued that’s just a sad outcome. Glad the wife didn’t get hurt in the face of rage.

  28. Men down on September 24, 2022 at 5:20 pm

    Y’all time going to come white people

  29. James Phillips on September 24, 2022 at 5:20 pm

    Guardsman looked to have a bit of an attitude…if you have an on going problem with your neighbor you shouldn’t be going right up to the person’s door. Shooters attitude towards the wife got his ass convicted.

  30. Tan Pham on September 24, 2022 at 5:21 pm

    The murderer 52 years old + about 30 years in prison. Murderer can control the gun but he cannot control himself. God can’t help.

  31. Rob Banks on September 24, 2022 at 5:22 pm

    can someone please explain to me how the fairfax county commonwealths attorney steve descsonto who says: "RACE did play a role in this deadly incident." is able to get away with spewing bullshit like that

    anytime something happens and the people involved have different skin colours :" OOP RACISM!! "

    thats the problem. even people like attorneys for the commonwealth openly pushing a BS agenda through propaganda and little wordings of these things like this. RACE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT> STOP trYING tO get heADLINES AND FUELING THE FIRE< DOUCING THE MASSES WITH GALLONS AND GALLONS OF FRABRICATED HATRED JUST ANCING FOR THE SPARK>><horriblY eVIl peoPLE!

  32. Icy Dragon Gaming on September 24, 2022 at 5:22 pm

    This was going on for years? Kind of crazy why neither would move or make peace, sad.

  33. Dragon's Red on September 24, 2022 at 5:23 pm

    Guy was a psycho, they exist. Everyone here blaming it on racism or saying "people are horrible" need to grow up.

  34. Marte1A on September 24, 2022 at 5:23 pm

    That lady came as close to death as she will ever come in her life

  35. Marc Anglin on September 24, 2022 at 5:24 pm

    I agree the court made the correct decision but the end states that race did play a role in the killing. You never hear these same words when a white person is killed by another race. Why?

  36. drones r us on September 24, 2022 at 5:27 pm

    It was most definitely peer hatred mixed with probably quite a bit of disrespect from the other guy

  37. Paul Higgins on September 24, 2022 at 5:30 pm

    What went through the man’s brain
    Oh i will go and kill the neighbour and go to prison for what’s left of ones life.
    And never walk free or do anything without being told first

    A man lost his life because another man believed in the crap on TV, in the papers and anything he heard and made up in his head.
    Wrongdoer

  38. FOX 5 Washington DC on September 24, 2022 at 5:31 pm

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  39. Ashley Peterson on September 24, 2022 at 5:31 pm

    I just wanted to borrow some sugar!

  40. LaReine Lester on September 24, 2022 at 5:32 pm

    What a disgusting savage mammoth looking creature who had way too much too eat. How is he describing the man as swinging his door open when the ring camera is rolling and shows a completely different story? That was just an act motivated by pure hate.

  41. SV Asian Philippines Go! on September 24, 2022 at 5:33 pm

    That 24 year old was stupid

  42. deandra Johnson-Barrett on September 24, 2022 at 5:33 pm

    Where was his family in all of this??

  43. D RVS on September 24, 2022 at 5:34 pm

    Race was no factor. Keep it down.

  44. Shawn on September 24, 2022 at 5:35 pm

    When you shoot someone that’s outside of your home there is no fear of bodily injury unless they have a firearm.
    Too many people give this ignorant advice and I see tons of comments about shooting people like this and it’s self defense. This is not true so stop believing these YouTube attorneys or you’ll end up in prison like this asshat.
    If you shoot someone outside of your home it is not self defense. It’s murder.
    Now had the man kicked his door in and then made entry it’d have been self defense but he just murdered the guy then threatened to kill his wife for trying to help him.

  45. Samer Hamwi on September 24, 2022 at 5:36 pm

    Something in the law should be implemented to stop this random killing here in the US unbelievable

  46. Austin Griffin on September 24, 2022 at 5:37 pm

    Life in prison is much worse then death penalty, he’s a murderer

  47. Mark Bassig on September 24, 2022 at 5:40 pm

    Michael Hetle dorked up killing Javon Prather. Michael Hetle had it in his mind that he had a chance with the jury with the video in evidence.

  48. DC vision on September 24, 2022 at 5:40 pm

    Well he wasn’t coming to borrow sugar

  49. GamingClipz on September 24, 2022 at 5:41 pm

    That pos needs the electric chair first off! Second there is legit 0 evidence that he did it because of race! Yet again the media is trying to get whites and blacks to fight… instead of the real issue our government

  50. AKal 87 on September 24, 2022 at 5:42 pm

    Why was he over there at his house anyway? That’s what I want to know you’re fighting with your neighbor so you intentionally go over there? For what so you can start more shit?

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