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The jury finds Shane Teslik guilty on both counts in his voluntary manslaughter trial.Teslik was convicted in the January 2023 stabbing death of Devonna Walker.
A Linn County jury convicted Shane Teslik of fatally stabbing Devonna Walker. He faces 10 years in prison. He will be sentenced June 7.
Just before midday, closing arguments began in the Shane Teslik voluntary homicide trial Thursday. Teslik stabbed and killed Devonna Walker outside his apartme
Teslik case in the hands of the jury (click for more)
Shane Teslik, under cross exam, said he didn’t think it was important to tell police he called Devonna Walker a racial slur before she attacked and assaulted him. He also said he thought calling Walker, a Black woman, the slur would “neutralize” the heated argument between his girlfriend and Walker.