Joseph Guzman, 28, has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2020 death of a Hanford man, and is awaiting sentencing. Guzman was convicted Thursday at Kings County Superior Court of brutally killing Samuel Carson, 54, after just over an hour of deliberation by the jury, and following a 4-day trial. His conviction came one year and one week after Carson's death. On July 10, 2020, deputies from the Kings County Sheriffâs Office were dispatched to a residence in the 1800 block of Hardcastle Drive in Hanford for the report of a deceased male, where they found Carson's body. Leads were developed and video evidence was recovered that identified Guzman as the suspect in the killing.