Jury convicts Akron man in shooting of Marine

Jury convicts Akron man in shooting of Marine
By Jim Carney
Beacon Journal staff writer


Published on Tuesday, May 19, 2009

A 21-year-old Akron man was found guilty Monday of all charges in the shooting and robbery of a Marine veteran last summer at an Akron gas station.

Breshaun Nichols showed no reaction as guilty verdicts were read in the courtroom of Summit County Common Pleas Judge Tom Parker. Nichols was convicted of attempted murder, aggravated robbery and felonious assault, all with gun specifications.

The jury deliberated less than two hours to reach its verdicts.

Nichols was convicted of robbing and shooting 25-year-old Richard Dawson of Springfield Township at a Circle K gas station at Arlington Street and Wilbeth Road on June 13.

Dawson, who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, received a Purple Heart for wounds suffered in January 2004 in Afghanistan.

Dawson testified that he had purchased a soda and was going to fill up his truck on his way to work as a welder when he was assaulted.

Nichols, who did not testify, also was convicted of having a weapon illegally.

He will be sentenced at 10 a.m. June 24.
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Jury convicts Akron man in shooting of Marine