After two days of deliberations, a jury has found Richard Ellison guilty of second-degree murder in the 2005 killing of Robert McMillan. He was found not guilty of first-degree murder.Ellison, 49, was charged with setting the fire that killed McMillan.
More than sixteen years after a fire killed 74-year-old disabled veteran Robert McMillan, prosecutors and defense attorneys told a new set of jurors to carefully judge the credibility of witnesses and weigh forensic fire evidence for themselves to.
More than 16 years ago, neighbors of Robert McMillan were sitting in their homes when they smelled an unusual, pungent aroma that forced them outside to investigate its whereabouts.The smell came from the 282-284 N. State St., residence in Concord.
After nearly a week of deliberations and the departure of multiple jurors, a judge has granted the defense’s motion for a mistrial in the murder trial of Richard Ellison.Ellison is standing trial for first and second-degree murder, accused of starting.