NORFOLK, Va. - The jury has found Rashad Dooley not guilty of first-degree murder and five other charges, however, he was found guilty of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder.
The jury deliberated Wednesday for Rashad Dooley, one of four men accused of killing Christopher Cummings.
They deliberated for 6 hours on Tuesday and continued into Wednesday afternoon.
The jury requested to hear audio recordings of phone calls related to the case to help them make their decision.
This case went cold after Cummings was killed back in 2011, but new evidence led to four arrests in August of 2021.
New surveillance footage obtained by detectives reopened the case and shows a red vehicle near the murder scene. At the time, Dooley drove a red Honda.
According to Norfolk Circuit Court, Dooley was found guilty of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit burglary, and attempt to commit robbery. He was found not guilty of first-degree murder, use of a firearm, armed burglary, aggravated malicious wounding, second-degree murder, and discharging of a firearm.
Dooley's attorney released the following statement following Tuesday's verdict:
The verdict is so sweet...we're obviously very happy that he beat the most serious charges and the charges that carry life sentences. He beat over 2/3 of the charges so we're very pleased about that. We're very disappointed that he was convicted of three other charges.
Javon Doyle's case was deemed a mistrial after the jury was unable to come to a decision.
