AKRON -- A jury reached a guilty verdict in the trial of William Knight, the Streetsboro man who shot and killed an Akron man during a dispute over a dirt bike.
Knight, 63, shot and killed 24-year-old Keith Johnson in March 2017. Prosecutors say Knight shot Johnson once in the head, striking him near the right eye.
The incident happened during a dispute over a stolen dirt bike. Knight's son-in-law noticed his dirt bike, which had been stolen in February of 2016, for sale on a social media site.
Knight and his son-in-law set up a meeting with Johnson to buy the bike back. When the trio met, a fight broke out and the son-in-law attempted to grab the bike. Johnson attempted to flee on the bike and started to drive at Knight, who pulled out a gun and shot him.