A 21-year-old Bartlesville man is found guilty of 1^st degree murder.

 

 A Washington County jury returned the verdict against Bryson Towers following a week-long trial. The jury found that Towers shot and killed 16-year-old Markus Scott in November 2023. The trial began Monday, Aug. 26 with jury selection and testimony began Tuesday and went to the jury on Friday. After 3 hours of deliberation, the jury found Towers guilty of the charges and recommended a life sentence for the first-degree murder conviction and a 10-year sentence for the firearm violation.

 

Towers has been ordered to complete a pre-sentencing investigation and remains in custody at the Washington County Jail. His sentencing is scheduled for November 1^st.