Days after his opening statement went viral on social media, Ronnie Oneal has been found guilty of first-degree murder and attempted murder.
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The guilty verdict was issued to O’Neal Monday night after he yelled at jurors and accused prosecutors of fabricating evidence during his closing argument as per WFLA. O’Neal was convicted on two counts of first-degree murder for the 2018 deaths of his girlfriend, Kenyatta Barron, and their daughter, Ron’Nivea Oneal. Additionally, he was convicted of attempted murder of his eight-year-old son who survived the vicious attack.
The jury also found him guilty on two counts of aggravated child abuse and one count of resisting a law enforcement officer without violence along with one count of arson. Prosecutors said Oneal tried to burn down his home in Rearview plus his daughter’s body and his son who was critically injured.
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During his closing argument, Oneal confessed to murdering his girlfriend in addition to accusing prosecutors of making up evidence.
“I did kill Kenyatta Barron. But I want you to tell it like it is, if you’re gonna tell it So they tampered with the face of Kenyatta Barron and put all these extra lacerations on her face and whoever did it is definitely going to pay. You don’t know what happened to my daughter. But you better believe I know what happened to my daughter, and that is why Kenyatta Barron is dead.”
He claims that Barron killed his daughter which resulted in him stabbing her multiple times. Plus, he believed his son was coached to testify against him.
Oneal is facing the death penalty and the same 12 jurors who issued the verdict will be present.