Home Depot death sentence | Jury intention of the fate of Terry McMillian JR

Hillsborough, NC (WTVD) – The murder process for Terry McMillian Jr., the man who was charged in October 2022 because of the death of a Home Depot worker, Gary Rasor, is now in the hands of 12 jurors.

The jury's consultations began after the arguments were presented on Tuesday afternoon.

If you choose the convict, the jury has three options on the table:

These are also the options for a conviction, since the jury could decide.

Close arguments

During the final arguments, McMillian's defense criticized the investigators for a lack of prompt interviews and questioned Haikal's work on the case. She spoke in general and was influenced by the law enforcement authorities' claim that it was a murder.

“It is the video of a crime. It is the video of an attack. But it is not the video of a murder,” said Kailey Morgan, a lawyer who represents McMillian, during closing arguments.

Morgan said that Rasor rose immediately after the injury, went to the hospital and did not need an operation. She further emphasized his existing medical illnesses.

“Haikal cannot rule out that Mr. Rasor would still have had a heart attack without the injury,” said Morgan.

Nieman was working on resolving the criticism of Haikal and noticed her 37 years of experience in the case.

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“Haikal is a licensed forensic pathologist certified by the board. I would say that it deserves more weight. The only people who claim that their opinion is not good are lawyers who represent McMilllian,” said Nieman.

He recognized Rasor's medical state and age, but said that he was physically well coordinated before the fall and found that he held a job that included Light Manual Labor in Home Depot.

“You cannot avoid the irrefutable truth. After Mr. McMillian Rasor pushed to the ground, he never went again without support, he never worked again and he never went home. Then he died on November 30, 2022.”

The suspect is separated from deaths and is also confronted with the home depot before a predecessor in connection with the incident.

The case

The investigators said that the worker Gary Rasor tried to interact with the customer Terry McMillian Jr., who may have tried to steal devices from the Hillsborough business.

The Hillsborough police authority says McMillian Jr. pushed Rasor, which brought him to fall. The incident was caught in the surveillance camera of the shop. Rasor was hospitalized for injuries during the incident.

Rasor, who was 82 years old at the time of the incident, initially seemed to make progress in his recovery, and was ultimately moved to a rehabilitation facility. However, his condition finally deteriorated and he returned to the hospital in November 2022, where he died at the age of 83.

After his arrest months later, McMillian Jr. was charged with the first degree murder and the first degree.

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