CORRECTION:
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) - In a story April 21 about a stabbing at a Florida restaurant, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Caleb Joshua Halley was convicted in the death of Orlando Thompson. Halley was killed by Thompson, who was convicted of second-degree murder. The story also erroneously reported Thompson's age. He is 27, not 26.
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PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) - A man charged with fatally stabbing a Florida restaurant worker and former Florida State mascot in a fight over gumbo spices has been found guilty of second-degree murder.
Caleb Joshua Halley was found guilty Thursday in the 2015 death. He faces up to life in prison for the crime.
Panama City police say 33-year-old Halley was working at Buddy's Seafood Market when he and a co-worker, 26-year-old Orlando Thompson, began arguing about how much spice to add to the restaurant's gumbo. Authorities say Thompson slashed Halley across the torso. He died two days later. The two had also been roommates at one point.
According to the police, Halley portrayed Florida State mascot "Chief Osceola" from 2004 to 2007.
The News Herald (https://tinyurl.com/mafhkya ) reports family members of both men wept when the verdict was read.
