WAYNESBORO, VA (Rocktown Now) – A Waynesboro County Circuit Court jury has convicted the Staunton man charged in a fatal shooting last summer.

According to online records, Jacob Preston Sipe was found guilty on all four charges, including second-degree murder.

The jury deliberated over three hours this afternoon before returning the verdicts, which culminated the three-day trial.

The charges were in connection with the death of 33-year-old Trevor Hill of Waynesboro, who was found dead the morning of July 23rd in the front porch of a home in the 400 block of James Avenue.

The 24-year-old Sipe will return to court on June 27th when he is formally sentenced, although Sipe’s attorney has indicated that he plans to appeal the verdict.

For more information about this case, view the articles below:

Waynesboro police investigating fatal shooting – Rocktown Now

One dead, one in custody after morning shooting in Waynesboro – Rocktown Now

Bond hearing delayed for Waynesboro man charged with second degree murder – Rocktown Now

Plea hearing set for Staunton man charged in fatal shooting – Rocktown Now

Murder trial scheduled next year for Staunton man charged in fatal shooting – Rocktown Now

Staunton man charged in a fatal shooting pleads not guilty – Rocktown Now