Bell convicted of murder

Jeffery Bell Jr., sitting in the Columbia County Courthouse on Tuesday during closing arguments, was convicted of first-degree murder. The jury will determine next week whether he should face the death penalty. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)
Jeffery Bell Jr., sitting in the Columbia County Courthouse on Tuesday during closing arguments, was convicted of first-degree murder. The jury will determine next week whether he should face the death penalty. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

The first trial for the 2023 murder of a Lake City man has quickly wrapped up. 

A jury of six men and six women deliberated for three hours Tuesday before returning a trio of guilty verdicts again…