Crime & Safety
Murder Trial Begins for Lilburn Man Suspected in Starlight Drive-In Shooting
Quentric Williams is charged with murder, among other counts, in the killing of a beloved martial arts expert.
The murder trial of a Lilburn man suspected of killing a martial arts expert a year ago began Tuesday before a DeKalb County jury.
Quentric S. Williams, 32, is charged with murder, in the death of 28-year-old martial arts expert Mitt Lenix. Police say Williams killed Lenix at the Starlight Drive-In Theater on Moreland Avenue in 2012.
On Tuesday, even Williams' own attorney said he was a convicted felon illegally carrying a handgun, led police on a high-speed chase and fired the fatal shot that killed Lenix, as reported in the AJC.
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He was eventually captured in Duluth.
But, according to the AJC, defense attorney Russell Z. Hetzel said that the fatal shot was supposed to be a warning shot, and that Williams was protecting himself and his girlfriend.
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Prosecutors said Lenix was only trying to find someone to help jump start his car, and was killed for it.
The trial continues.
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