Oct 09, 2024
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- Jonathan Knight's murder trial resumes Wednesday in Superior Court. He's accused of firing the shots that killed 5-year-old Kason Guyton and wounded Kason's brother in 2017. 17 New will live blog Wednesday's proceedings. Kason Guyton Trial: Oct. 8 Co-defendant Jeremy King has accepted a plea deal. He testified he drove the car from which Knight fired, apparently targeting a rival gang member driving another vehicle but accidentally hitting the children seated in the back seat. On Tuesday, prosecutor Eric Smith played wiretapped conversations between Knight and a girlfriend, and also showed the jury a video of the initial interview detectives had with Knight in which they tell him they heard he was involved in the shooting. Never miss a story: Make KGET.com your homepage An altercation at Valley Plaza mall that involved Knight and King and rival gang members prompted the shooting, Smith has said. Knight and King, affiliated with the West Side Crips, left the mall and later that night drove around looking for an East Side Crip to shoot, he said.
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