PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) A Panama City murderer was sentenced to death Friday morning. “The court sentences you, Michael Harrison Hunt, to death in a manner prescribed by law.” Michael Harrison Hunt now sits on death row for shooting and killing Alexandra “Lexie” Elise Peck in her Allen Avenue home on April 4, 2019. […]
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) Convicted murderer Michael Harrison Hunt was back in a Bay County courtroom Tuesday afternoon. The state conducted what’s known as a Spencer hearing for Hunt to help determine if he would serve life in prison or go to death row. “I did not shoot this person,” said Hunt. “I was […]
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) – The jury found Michael Harrison Hunt guilty on all 4 murder charges. “We the jury find the defendant Michael Harrison Hunt, as to count one, murder in the first degree, guilty,” said the clerk while reading the verdict. Jurors believed the state’s accusations that Hunt shot and killed 19-year-old Alexandra […]
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) – Testimony picked up again Tuesday morning in the first-degree murder trial of Michael Harrison Hunt. The state called 6 more witnesses to the stand before resting their case. These witnesses include forensic experts whose testimony debunked part of the defense’s main argument. 4 Florida Department of Law Enforcement employees were […]
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) – Around a dozen witnesses took the stand Monday in the first-degree murder trial of Michael Hunt. His attorney didn’t hold back during cross-examinations. Defense attorney Philip Massa grilled Panama City Police Captain Christian Shaw Tuesday morning, saying they had a lack of evidence against Michael Hunt. Shaw said based on […]