Melvin Dixon found guilty of 2006 murder


October 28, 2010 at 6:07p.m.

Melvin Dixon Verdict

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Melvin Dixon was found guilty in the murder of Edward Agee.

YOUNGSTOWN — It took a jury of six men and six women little more than an hour today to find a Youngstown man guilty of killing a store clerk during a 2006 robbery.

Melvin T. Dixon, 27, of Devon Avenue, had been on trial this week before Judge Lou D’Apolito of Mahoning County Court of Common Pleas on charges of aggravated murder and aggravated robbery with a gun specification in the death of Edward Agee, 52, of Star Street.

Members of Agee’s family cried and hugged one another after hearing the verdict. Most members of the family hugged Martin Desmond, an assistant county prosecutor, thanking him and saying they are glad to see Dixon heading to prison.

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