Blair Anthony Watts, 33, who is accused of the Jan. 3, 2023, slaying of 43-year-old Jennifer Brown, told Montgomery County Judge William R. Carpenter about his decision during a break at his trial on Monday and out of earshot of the jury of seven women and five men that will determine his fate. Watts indicated he made the decision after consulting with defense lawyer Michael Coard.
A Montgomery County jury of seven women and five men began deliberating at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at the homicide trial of Blair Anthony Watts, 33, of the 600 block of Hunsberger Drive, who faces charges of first- and third-degree murder in connection with the alleged Jan. 3, 2023, slaying of Jennifer Brown, 43, his partner in a restaurant venture.