Va. men convicted in deadly highway shootout could face life sentence

A jury in Chesapeake will hear from witnesses and recommend sentences Tuesday for two men, a day after they were convicted of first-degree murder in the kidnapping and shooting that ended in a highway shootout.

The jury found 32-year-old Dedrion Short and 21-year-old Willie Simmons guilty Monday of first-degree murder in the June death of Tione Vincent. They were also found guilty of an abduction charge and weapons violations.

Short was also found guilty of malicious wounding of a police officer in connection with the shootout, which left Chesapeake police officer Sean Fleming wounded.

A first-degree murder charge carries a maximum sentence of life in prison.

-- The Virginian-Pilot