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Man convicted in 2014 shooting death of 18-year-old in Omaha

Adrian Lester
Adrian Lester

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A man has been convicted of murder and other crimes in the shooting death last year of an 18-year-old in Omaha.

Nineteen-year-old Adrian Lester was convicted by a Douglas County jury in Omaha on Wednesday. Lester was accused of shooting Tielor (TYE’-lur) Williams, who died on April 14, 2014, following his shooting at Gallagher Park. Police say Williams was shot five times in the face in a dispute over a marijuana deal.

Lester’s attorney had argued that two witnesses identified another man, Dennis Brewer, as the actual gunman, but a jury acquitted Brewer after a trial in March. Prosecutors argued that the witnesses’ identification pointed to Adrian Lester as the shooter.

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