Stallworth found guilty for role in Billings’ murders

The third attempt proved charming for family and friends of Melanie and Byrd Billings.

Donnie Ray Stallworth Jr., was found guilty July 21of two counts of first-degree murder and one count of home invasion.

Stallworth, 30, a Navarre resident, was one of seven people charged with the July 9, 2009 slayings in Beulah, Fla.

This was the third time Stallworth was tried on the charges; the previous two trials on April 30, and March 4, ended in hung-juries.

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