YOUNGSTOWN Man found guilty of murdering rival to romance

YOUNGSTOWN -- A West Glenaven Avenue man was convicted today of killing a romantic rival last year.
Jesse Driver III was found guilty in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court of murder and using a firearm. He faces 15 years to life in prison for the murder charge, plus a mandatory three years for the firearm specification.
Under Ohio law, the firearm sentence must be served before the murder sentence.
Prosecutors say Driver, 27, killed 24-year-old Charles Green of Lansdowne Boulevard in September 2002.
Jurors heard closing arguments from lawyers Tuesday, after which Judge Robert Lisotto read them instructions of law to guide their deliberations. The panel deliberated more than two hours Tuesday afternoon and one hour today before reaching the verdict.
Police say Driver was angry that Green was dating his girlfriend, Camille Johnson. They said Driver showed up at Johnson's house in the early hours Sept. 1, 2002, and found Johnson and Green sitting in a car in the driveway.
Detective Sgt. Ronald Rodway of the Youngstown Police Department said Driver pulled Johnson out of the passenger seat, reached in with a gun and shot Green in the head, neck and shoulder.