Verdict returned in death of teen Obama praised for courage

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  • Author(s): By:STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer
  • Source:
    Associated Press News Service, The, December 15, 2017 Sports, Domestic, News, 3pp
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    • Abstract:
      KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Jurors found one defendant guilty Thursday of first-degree murder and two others guilty on a lesser charge of facilitation of first-degree murder in the 2015 death of a Tennessee teen who was lauded for courageously shielding his friends from gunfire. Christopher Drone Bassett, 22, was found guilty of first-degree murder in the death of 15-year-old Zaevion Dobson, a promising high school football player whose act of bravery drew praise from then-President Barack Obama...