TALLAHASSEE, FL (WTXL) - Antowan Hawkins has been sentence to life in prison without parole after being found guilty of murdering Aaron Goodwin, a Tallahassee shoe store owner.
The sentencing came down from the jury just after 4 p.m. Friday. Prosecutors were originally seeking the death penalty.
Hawkins was found guilty Thursday of first-degree murder, robbery, arson, tampering with evidence, and grand theft of a vehicle.
The 24-year-old is one of three defendants involved with the murder of Aaron Goodwin. He's the first to stand trial.
Zachary D. Jones and Marvin Barrington are also charged with felony murder, arson, robbery and tampering with evidence.
This is the first case to seek the death penalty after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Florida's laws unconstitutional. Under newly revised laws by the Florida legislature, 10 out of 12 jurors must agree for the death penalty to be issued.
Aaron Goodwin's body was found in May, inside his Adams Street sneaker store, Exclusive Heat. Officers were responding to a fire at the shop, and that's when they discovered his body.
