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Leroy Christopher Neal is facing life in prison after he was found guilty by a St. Mary's County jury of murder and weapon offenses following the death of Scott Marvin Benich.
At around 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023, officers were sent to St. Mary's Fine Wine & Spirits on Point Lookout Road in Great Mills, where they found the 46-year-old Benich suffering from a gunshot wound.
Bernich was rushed to MedStar St. Mary's Hospital and later flown to R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma in Baltimore, where he died from his injury.
Neal was convicted by a jury this week following a three-day trial of first-degree murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence, and handgun on person.
When he is sentenced, Neal faces life in prison plus 25 years, prosecutors say. He is being held without bond pending his sentencing hearing.
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