Lied on witness stand

BY DAN HILDEBRAN

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Keonda Judson, 34, of Tallahassee, was sentenced to three years’ probation after pleading to perjury in an official proceeding.

According to a March 25, 2022, complaint, Judson was a witness in the murder trial of Marcus Whitfield, who was ultimately found guilty in the July 2020 shooting death of 19-year-old Blake Williams.

Demetrius Wilson was also convicted of manslaughter and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder for his involvement in a teen’s death.

Williams was found shot in the head on Old Lawtey Road near State Road 16 in 2020.  Prosecutors said Wilson believed the 19-year-old stole money from him, and he hired Whitfield to kill the teen.

According to the complaint against Judson, she told jurors that at the time of the shooting, Whitfield was with her in Havana, Florida, just outside Tallahassee.

“The outcome of the trial indicated that Marcus was guilty,” wrote Starke Police Detective Hunter Redding in the complaint. “Therefore, Marcus was not with Keonda…in Havana, Florida during the time she stated while being sworn under oath.”