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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
Shane Teslik’s girlfriend testified Thursday he threatened to kill Devonna Walker and called her a racial slur before she assaulted him and then he stabbed her in January 2023.
A judge denied moving the trial out of Linn County for Shane Teslik who is accused of fatally stabbing Devonna Walker last year. According to the ruling, Teslik didn’t prove he couldn’t get a fair trial and impartial jury in Linn County.