Defendant admits being at murder scene, denies involvement

YOUNGSTOWN — Testifying in his own defense, Dion D. Weatherspoon denied carrying a gun, but he admitted being at the scene where William Burr was fatally shot on July 8, 2007.

Weatherspoon, 20, of Hilton Avenue, is on trial, charged with aggravated murder with a firearm specification in Burr’s death.

A seven-woman, five-man jury is hearing the case, with Judge Maureen A. Sweeney, of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court, presiding. The trial resumes at 9 a.m. Thursday.

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