Trial for defendant charged with murder of gay man at Florida dog park delayed
Dec 18, 2024
The trial of the man charged with murder in connection with a shooting at a Tampa dog park has been delayed.Gerald Declan Radford is charged with murdering a gay man at a Tampa dog park earlier this year.Radford was scheduled to stand trial for second-degree murder on January 6.He fatally shot Walt Lay last February after witnesses say Radford taunted Lay for months because he was gay.Radford claimed he shot Lay in self-defense after Lay attacked him, but last week a judge denied Radfords motion to have the case dismissed following a stand-your-ground hearing.His trial is now scheduled to begin on February 3.If you have a story you'd like the I-Team to investigate, email us at [email protected].