83-year-old man convicted of killing Uber driver who he wrongly thought was scamming him
Yahoo • • general
Key Points:
- An 83-year-old Ohio man, William J. Brock, was convicted of murder for fatally shooting an Uber driver, Lo-Letha Toland-Hall, after mistakenly believing she was involved in a scam targeting him.
- Both Brock and Toland-Hall were victims of the same phone scam demanding $12,000 in bond money for a relative, which led to confusion and tragedy.
- Brock shot Toland-Hall six times at his home in March 2024, and he was also convicted of felonious assault and kidnapping; he claims the shooting was in self-defense due to threats from the scammer.
- Prosecutors argued that Toland-Hall was unarmed and posed no threat, emphasizing that the
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