Erica Bell has been found guilty of first degree manslaughter and of second degree murder in the beating death of three-year-old Brook Stagles. She’ll be sentenced on November 8th. Judge Christopher Ciaccio says he accepts the evidence and the conclusion that Bell killed the little girl by punching her in the stomach, causing internal injuries […]
Closing arguments are done in the Erica Bell murder trial, and Judge Christopher Ciaccio says he’ll deliver his verdict next Friday at 10:00 a.m. — a week from tomorrow. The defense case concluded with testimony supporting Bell’s claim she was a victim of domestic violence while living last year with boyfriend Michael Stagles. The testimony […]
Court will resume tomorrow morning for one more defense witness in the murder trial of Erica Bell. Then will come the closing statements. Bell was back on the stand in her own defense today, followed by a defense expert in domestic violence. Bell gave more testimony about her history of drug abuse, but said it […]