Kelly Pitts found guilty of attempted first-degree murder

Published 8:26 am Friday, February 1, 2019

 Kelly Lee Pitts was found guilty Thursday of seven counts of attempted first-degree murder after a four-day trial in Washington County.

The convictions came as a result of a 2015 shooting on Dry Hollow Road during which Pitts shot Deputy Jenna Markland. Thirty-nine-year-old Pitts was also convicted on seven counts of use of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony.

“After everything we went through that night, and especially after everything Deputy Markland went through, we were glad to see justice was served,” Sheriff Dexter Lunceford said.

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Pitts is scheduled to appear in Washington County Court May 17 for sentencing.