A jury in Billings, Montana, convicted Rusty Lee-Ray Russell of murdering a homeless man.
Russell was 18 when he and a friend took part in an attack on April 26, 2005. John Gewanski, 65, died after being stabbed. Another homeless man was stabbed but survived. A third man helped police make an arrest in the case.
Brandon Spotted Wolf, who was 18 at the time, pleaded guilty and testified against Russell. He said Russell was the one who stabbed Gewanski.
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