Jury Finds Lam Luong Guilty

BREAKING NEWS

12:00 p.m.
- Lam Luong is found guilty on all 5 counts of capital murder.
- It took the jurors about 45 minutes to deliver their verdict.
- Luong will be sentenced on Friday.
- The jury has two choices, the death penalty or life in prison without parole.

11:50 a.m.
After deliberating for less than an hour, the jury has reached a verdict.
News 5's Tiffany Craig is in the court room. We'll bring you the verdict as soon as its read.

10:55 a.m.
- The jury started deliberating at 10:50 a.m.

9:58 a.m.
The fate of Lam Luong is in the hands of a jury.

Luong is the Irvington father accused of throwing his four young kids off the Dauphin Island Bridge last year.

Both sides presented closing arguments Friday morning. The state says they have proven intent and want the jury to convict Luong of capital murder. The defense says Luong was intoxicated the day of the crime and was incapable of forming the necessary intent to be convicted of a capital offense. They asked the jury to convict Luong of manslaughter.

If Luong is convicted of capital murder, he could be sentenced to death or life in prison without parole.

A verdict is expected later today. Sentencing would begin tomorrow.

News 5's Tiffany Craig is in the court room and will have a live report on News 5 at 11:00 a.m.

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