THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Saturday, May 13, 1995 TAG: 9505130326
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B7 EDITION: FINAL
DATELINE: CHESAPEAKE LENGTH: Short : 24 lines
A 30-year-old Chesapeake man was convicted Friday of second-degree murder and a firearms charge for shooting a man in the throat at point-blank range.
Grant Bandy, of the 2100 block of Wingfield Avenue, originally was charged with first-degree murder after he used his .20-gauge shotgun to kill Christopher Hardy on May 15, 1994, in a Crestwood neighborhood.
Bandy, who had been drinking at the time of the shooting, told police that he and the victim were having a dispute and the victim threatened him.
However, a Circuit Court jury found Bandy guilty and recommended 35 years in prison for the shooting and a mandatory three-year sentence for the firearms charge.
KEYWORDS: MURDER CONVICTION SHOOTING by CNB