Prosecutors say Dontae Wilburn ran over and killed Rodney Hu within the parking zone of the Meals Supply grocery retailer after an argument.
SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, Calif. — A person accused of hitting and killing a Stockton karate teacher within the parking zone of a grocery retailer in Could 2020 was convicted of homicide.
The San Joaquin County District Lawyer’s Workplace introduced 37-year-old Dontae Alfonso Wilburn’s conviction by a information launch Thursday.
“The defendant on this case made a acutely aware resolution to take the lifetime of a husband, father, and buddy to many. This type of conduct has no place in our neighborhood,” mentioned District Lawyer Tori Verber Salazar. “Our ideas are with Rodney Hu’s household and mates as they navigate by the vacations with out their beloved one.”
Wilburn will probably be sentenced on Jan. 30, 2023.
CASE HISTORY
The district legal professional’s workplace says Wilburn obtained into an argument with Rodney Hu.
Wilburn then hit, ran over and deliberately killed Hu within the parking zone of a Meals Supply grocery retailer off Hammer Lane.
Hu owned and operated the Rodney Hu Goju Karate studio and was recognized for being a task mannequin for different neighborhood members.
The district’s legal professional’s workplace says discovering and prosecuting Wilburn was due, partially, to the grocery retailer’s loss prevention workforce and witnesses who stayed on the scene and helped investigators.
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