Sentencing begins at 9:30 a.m. Monday. Ryan Duke could face up to 10 years in prison, but has already served five years since he was incarcerated in 2017.
A Georgia man confessed to breaking into a high school teacher’s house to steal money for drugs, then murdering her. He told police and wrote it down. On Friday, he was acquitted.
After eight days of testimony from witnesses, the 12 men and woman of the jury will begin deliberations on whether Ryan Duke is guilty or innocent of murdering Tara Grinstead.
Ryan Duke took the stand yesterday to claim that the other man arrested for the death of Tara Grinstead was the mastermind behind her killing. “I was prepared to take the blame for something I did not do.”