Defendant: Stabbing victim had shot, threatened him
MUNCIE, Ind. A Muncie resident testified Thursday that a man he fatally stabbed had earlier shot and threatened him.
Brady Allen Turner, 27, is charged with murder in the September 2018 stabbing death of Chris Eugene Burgess Jr.
City police said the 27-year-old Burgess was mortally wounded as he fought with Turner on East 15th Street. Testimony at this week s Delaware Circuit Court 4 trial indicated a knife wound in his throat resulted in the victim s jugular vein being severed.
Turner called to the stand by defense attorney Tony Sisson on Thursday described a deteriorating relationship with Burgess, with whom he had been acquainted for a few weeks.
Muncie man to stand trial for murder a second time
MUNCIE, Ind. A jury was being selected Monday in the Delaware Circuit Court 4 trial of a Muncie man charged with murder.
Brady Allen Turner, now 27, is accused of fatally stabbing Chris Eugene Burress Jr. during a confrontation on East 15th Street on Sept.17, 2018.
Turner stood trial on the murder charge in November 2019, but that Delaware Circuit Court 4 jury was unable to reach a verdict.
When he testified during the first trial, Turner maintained he believed his life was in danger when he stabbed the 27-year-old Burress, who he said had earlier threatened to kill him.