Dornell Cousette

A jury has sentenced Luther Watkins, Jr. to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murder of Tuscaloosa Police Investigator Dornell Cousette, sparing him the death penalty.

The same jury that convicted Luther Watkins Jr. of capital murder last Friday heard from ten witnesses during the first day of a sentencing hearing to determine if the 26-year-old will be executed or spend life in prison.

After short deliberation, a jury has found Luther Bernard Watkins, Jr. guilty of the capital murder of Tuscaloosa Police Officer Dornell Cousette six years ago.

The defense rested and closing arguments concluded Friday in the ongoing murder trial of Luther Watkins Jr., leaving the jury to begin deliberating after lunch.

Luther Bernard Watkins, Jr. took the stand to testify on his own behalf in the longest day of testimony in the capital murder trial against him on Thursday.

State prosecutors rested their case against Luther Watkins Jr. in the murder trial against him, and his attorneys began making their case that it was self-defense when he killed a Tuscaloosa police officer in 2019.

Jurors learned that Luther Watkins was wanted in connection with many violent crimes when he shot and killed a Tuscaloosa Police investigator in 2019, as his trial continued Tuesday.

Seven witnesses testified Monday during the first full day of the capital murder trial of Luther Bernard Watkins, who fatally shot a Tuscaloosa Police Officer in 2019.

The capital murder trial of Luther Bernard Watkins, Jr. is fully underway Monday morning after all of last week was spent empaneling a jury.

The long-awaited capital murder trial for Luther Bernard Watkins, Jr. officially kicked off Monday in Tuscaloosa, and is currently on its fifth day of jury selection.