Verdict announced in Pearl Lounge murder case

DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) – A Houston County jury returned a verdict Thursday in the murder of 51-year-old Roger Shane Felder.

Felder, of Geneva, was shot outside the Pearl Lounge and Grill while deescalating an argument that had broken out in the lounge.

The jury found Dekeivon O'Keith Lawton guilty of murder.

Lawton will be sentenced at a later date.

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