JOHNSTOWN —
The defendant accused of shooting and killing J-Quan Lewis at the Oakhurst Homes in October 2011 testified here today that he had pulled his gun and started shooting when Lewis made an aggressive move.
Marquis “G” Neal, who is observing his 31st birthday today, said that he had been at Oakhurst Homes that morning drinking vodka and popping pain killers when he had gone out looking for some “weed” – marijuana to smoke.
When he couldn’t find any marijuana, Neal said he was headed back to a friend’s apartment when he spotted Lewis approaching with another man. Neal said he paused momentarily, not wanting any trouble from the night before when Lewis and Neal’s cousin, Anthony Harvey, had had a fight outside Edder’s Den.
The defendant said that he put out his hand to shake Lewis’ hand, saying he hoped everything was “cool,” but Lewis just started to walk past him and bumped into him.
Lewis then pushed his hands into the pockets of his hoodie, Neal said.
The defendant, unsure of what Lewis was going to do, said he pulled out his gun and started shooting.
The defendant was to be cross-examined by prosecutors in a session this afternoon.
The co-defendant, Harvey, has not indicated whether he will take the stand.
Local News
Update: Alleged shooter testifies in Cambria murder trial
- Local News
-
-
PATTI HUDSON | Practical suggestions, financial advice for singles
Financial advice for married couples abounds, but you may be hard-pressed to find comparable information if you are single. Keeping your status in mind, here are five practical suggestions.
- District Deaths May 19, 2013
-
Focus on Section 8 questioned
Some Moxham community leaders are concerned that one subject – Section 8 housing – is receiving too much focus in the ongoing discussion about crime in the Johnstown neighborhood.
-
Clean sweep efforts: Downtown group targets crime, litter
The Discover Downtown Johnstown Partnership is working to clean up the city’s central business district in two different ways.
-
In Northern Cambria, 13 battle for four slots
With four seats on the Northern Cambria school board up for grabs, a long list of residents have lined up hoping to capture one of the slots.
-
Standardized test debate: Lawmakers disagree about use as graduation requirement
The typical Pennsylvania student will spend more than 46 hours taking standardized state tests during his or her academic career. That is the equivalent of more than a week’s worth of school and does not take into account the amount of time that schools spend specifically preparing for tests or helping students who have failed a standardized test.
-
Local grad hurt in Afghanistan
A 2009 graduate of Greater Johnstown High School is recovering from a head injury received Monday while serving in Afghanistan.
-
Health care firm moving production back to Somerset
A local health care equipment manufacturer's experiment in shipping jobs to China will end, thanks in part to a $1.8 million federal loan guarantee.
-
Johnstown man charged with indecent assault
A Johnstown man was jailed Friday after authorities alleged he had indecent contact with a minor.
-
In brief: Country club offers free golf for veterans
A free golf day for veterans will be held Monday at Somerset Country Club, 416 Plank Road.
- More Local News Headlines
-
Probe Begins After Conn. Commuter Trains Crash
NTSB Begins Investigation Into Conn. Train Crash
Lotto Fever Sweeps the Country
Conn. Commuter Trains Collide; 60 Go to Hospital
Coffee Run Leads to Hatchet Hitchhiker Arrest
Fmr. IRS Head Insists No Politics in Targeting
CDC: Fecal Bacteria Common in Swimming Pools
$1 Million in Jewels Stolen at Cannes Film Fest
NM Mom Chases Down Child Abductor
Raw: Crash Sends Car Into Fla. Pool
Raw: Obama Sits Down With Elementary Kids
Raw: Bear Falls From Tampa Tree
Ousted IRS Chief: Errors Not Caused by Politics
Terror Suspect Due in Court in Idaho Friday
Raw: Driver Ejected From Truck, Over Bridge
Could Tobacco Be the Next Biofuel?
Wash. State Releases Draft Rules for Legal Pot
Dying Man's Blinks Lead to Murder Conviction
Officials: Texas Tornado Likely Had 200 Mph Wind
Brothers Arrested in NOLA Parade Shooting
