Jurors deliberating in former football player's murder trial

Former Virginia Tech football player Isimemen David Etute looks on during his trial in Montgomery County Circuit Court in Christiansburg, Va., Friday May 27 2022. Etute is accused of fatally beating Jerry Smith, 40 in May 2021, a man he met on an online dating site and had initially believed to be a woman.

Prosecutors have told the jury that Etute, then 18, became enraged and fatally beat Smith when he discovered Smith was a man. One of the prosecutors said at closing arguments Friday that Etute gave different versions of events to police and the jury, and that the charge he faces may have been enough for him to change his testimony.

Defense attorney Jimmy Turk told the jurors Friday that the commonwealth’s evidence was circumstantial, while the defense’s evidence, which included the testimony of Etute, was direct. Jensen said that while Etute was wearing flip-flops at the time of the encounter, those shoes were attached to a “big person” and a “strong person.” He compared Etute, an “elite college athlete,” to Smith, who weighed 153 pounds .Turk said Smith was “controlling the entire environment and the entire episode.” He said Smith had “demanded that it be dark” and had hidden a knife under his mattress “in case there was something awry.

This kind of deceptive is like rape or at least SA. These charges show have never been brought

Doesn’t give dude the right to commit murder. That’s the problem with our society… we’re more likely to side with the criminals. We’ve become desensitized! Regardless of the reason… murder was not the answer! 🙄 He deserves a lengthy sentence. Why are we so quick to kill?

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