William "Big Shot" Fambro guilty of killing Teresa Hunter

WARREN

The jury deliberated only one hour today before finding William "Big Shot" Fambro guilty of killing Teresa Hunter last Oct. 14 at the Riverview Motel.

The jury also found him guilty of aggravated robbery and being a felon in possession of a firearm.

His trial took a bizarre turn Thursday when Fambro took the stand telling the jury he shot Hunter in self- defense because she became angry at him over his recent marriage.

Fambro had never told police this story, having spoken only briefly to a Warren police detective Oct. 16 before asking to have an attorney.

Fambro, 44, said Hunter, 35, hit him in the head with a "weapon," and he "grabbed her arm, wrist area" and took a gun from her, then shot multiple times at her as he was backing away, until the gun ran out of ammunition.

Fambro will be sentenced at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday and could get life in prison without eligibility of parole.

Fambro testified Thursday in the courtroom of Judge Ronald Rice of Trumbull County Common Pleas Court that he has been 100 percent blind since having surgery for a tumor 17 years ago. Fambro said he heard gurgling coming from Hunter that lasted about 15 to 20 seconds after the gunfire stopped.

Fambro and Hunter were living together in an apartment on Lodwick Street Northwest at the time and had been romantically involved earlier in 2015, he said.

When prompted by David Rouzzo, one of his defense attorneys, Fambro said he shot Hunter because he was "very scared" and thought Hunter would kill him because of her demeanor as she was "shouting and cussing" at him.