![]() Stephens was arrested in connection to the killing in March 2017 and was released on bail in September of that year. The autopsy shows Greenwood suffered a gunshot wound to the face and 11 stab wounds to the back, side, left leg and face. Greenwood was pronounced dead at the scene Lanza was stabbed in the torso and taken to New Hanover Regional Medical Center with serious injuries Stephens had minor bruising.Īccording to Greenwood's autopsy report, his cause of death was multiple stab wounds and a gunshot wound. Police arrived to find three men all wounded and lying n the street. Just after midnight on March 22, 2017, while much of the city slept, an altercation involving then-42-year-old Stephens, Greenwood and Anthony Paul Lanza, broke out on Julia Drive in Wilmington, nearby Monkey Junction. Previous reporting: Jury to decide on 2017 Hells Angels 'love triangle' murder that rocked Monkey Junction A New Hanover County Sheriff's Office deputy placed Stephens' hands in handcuffs and escorted him out of the courtroom Monday, five years after a fight among three men turned deadly in a Wilmington cul-de-sac. Superior court judge Josh Willey presided over the case and sentenced Stephens to the maximum sentence for that conviction - 14 to 26 months in prison. Stephens had previously been convicted of felony possession of marijuana. The jury returned a guilty verdict on only one of Stephens' charges, finding him guilty of possession of a firearm by a felon. The "not guilty" verdict was met with sighs of relief on the right side of the crowded New Hanover County courtroom, and sobs on the left.Īfter more than two weeks at trial and around seven hours of deliberation, a New Hanover County Superior Court jury on Monday found 47-year-old Aaron Stephens not guilty of murder in the 2017 death of 39-year-old Terry Greenwood. Watch Video: DA Ben David speaks following Aaron Stephens trial
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