LARGO — A jury found Michael Drejka guilty of manslaughter late Friday in the 2018 shooting death of Markeis McGlockton
in a convenience store parking lot.
The conviction came after 6˝ hours of deliberations by the jury of five men and one woman.
It was read aloud at 10:41 p.m. Drejka stared straight ahead, standing beside his lawyers. He could face up to 30 years in prison.
In the front row of the gallery, McGlockton’s girlfriend, Britany Jacobs threw up her hands and clapped. A woman broke into sobs. McGlockton’s father pressed his elbows into his knees as supporters squeezed his shoulder. His mother embraced family.
Pinellas-Pasco Circuit Judge Joseph Bulone will sentence Drejka at a future hearing. The defendant had been free on bail. But after the verdict, the judge ordered that Drejka be taken into custody and held in the county jail until he learns his fate.
In the hallway, McGlockton’s family hugged prosecutors.
“We’ve had to listen to that defense team talk down your son quite a bit now. No more,” Pinellas-Pasco Assistant State Attorney Fred Schaub said. “Now we’re going to have a sentencing. Y’all have a right to talk. Speak for your son.”
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I hope he gets the full 30 years