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Lovejoy and McDavid plead innocence before prison
“If I had intended to shoot Mr. Mulvihill, he would be dead.”
Weldon McDavid and Diana Lovejoy at sentencing January 31
Diana Lovejoy, 45, and codefendant Weldon K. McDavid Jr., 50, both pleaded their innocence on the day of their sentencing, January 31.
Photo of survivor Greg Mulvihill from his YouTube page.
Judge Sim Von Kalinowski ordered McDavid to serve 50 years to Life, and Lovejoy got 25 years to life, for their parts in a conspiracy to kill Lovejoy’s husband, Greg Mulvihill. McDavid, a former Marine, was a shooting instructor for Lovejoy, who purchased a gun in late 2015, according to testimony.
McDavid admitted firing the weapon that sent a bullet through Mulvihill’s torso the night of September 1, 2016. The targeted man survived the assassination attempt and testified during the three-week trial, which concluded in November 2017.
Lovejoy cried and tried to discredit her Aunt Diana, who had been a witness for the prosecution. Aunt Diana testified that her niece told her she wanted her husband Mulvihill killed and wondered if she might know someone who could do that. The conversation reportedly took place at a Christmas gathering in 2015. Lovejoy and Mulvihill were in the midst of a bitter, years-long divorce and custody battle at that time.
Lovejoy, who did not testify in her own defense, told the judge that she would never try to kill the father of her only child. Mulvihill was seated in the courtroom to hear the sentencing, and Lovejoy turned in her seat and looked toward him several times during her tearful 15-minute pleading to the court. Diana touched on many topics in her wandering statement, and she spoke of her previous love for her husband. Mulvihill has filed a civil suit against his now ex-wife; that case is set for trial in May.
Diana looked toward her husband in the courtroom, several times.
Judge Von Kalinowski briefly responded to Lovejoy’s pleadings, noting that, “You said you had no voice in your trial; that was completely your choice.” The judge heard Lovejoy claim that she had used her computer to look up the next “new moon phase” because her son liked to look at the moon; the prosecutor claimed Diana was planning for that darkest night because McDavid requested it for “tactical advantage.” The judge pointed out, “A new moon is no moon, so if your son likes to look at the moon, why are you looking up no moon? That makes no sense.”
McDavid also spoke to the judge before he was sentenced. He complained about a sentencing guideline that had been prepared for the court. He observed, “They say I have no remorse.” McDavid asserted, “I did not mean to shoot Mr. Mulvihill.... There was no intent to kill; that’s not who I am.” He insisted that if he had intended to shoot at Mulvihill, “there is no way I could miss by more than two inches.”
Judge Sim Von Kalinowski listened to their pleas then sentenced them to prison.
He repeated what he had told the jury during trial from the witness box: “I shot at the light, as I stated.” Mulvihill said he was holding a bright light in one hand the night he was shot. McDavid claimed that it did not affect his shooting performance when Greg turned to run away: “Turning does not change the trajectory of a bullet.” Part of McDavid’s defense seemed to be that he was too good a marksman to miss his shot: “If I had intended to shoot Mr. Mulvihill, he would be dead,” he told the court. McDavid spoke for seven minutes to the judge.
The judge replied, “Mr. McDavid, let me briefly respond to your comments. Twelve unbiased persons came to unanimous decisions, rejecting your claims. Enough said.”
The jury convicted McDavid of conspiracy, attempted murder, and causing great bodily injury to Mulvihill.
The day of sentencing was delayed twice; yesterday was the third date scheduled. Attorneys for both defendants had filed motions for new trials and requested the court to set aside the jury’s decision. Von Kalinowski denied those motions before he pronounced sentences.
Here's something you might be interested in.
Lovejoy and McDavid plead innocence before prison
“If I had intended to shoot Mr. Mulvihill, he would be dead.”
Lovejoy and McDavid plead innocence before prison
“If I had intended to shoot Mr. Mulvihill, he would be dead.”
Weldon McDavid and Diana Lovejoy at sentencing January 31
Diana Lovejoy, 45, and codefendant Weldon K. McDavid Jr., 50, both pleaded their innocence on the day of their sentencing, January 31.
Photo of survivor Greg Mulvihill from his YouTube page.
Judge Sim Von Kalinowski ordered McDavid to serve 50 years to Life, and Lovejoy got 25 years to life, for their parts in a conspiracy to kill Lovejoy’s husband, Greg Mulvihill. McDavid, a former Marine, was a shooting instructor for Lovejoy, who purchased a gun in late 2015, according to testimony.
McDavid admitted firing the weapon that sent a bullet through Mulvihill’s torso the night of September 1, 2016. The targeted man survived the assassination attempt and testified during the three-week trial, which concluded in November 2017.
Lovejoy cried and tried to discredit her Aunt Diana, who had been a witness for the prosecution. Aunt Diana testified that her niece told her she wanted her husband Mulvihill killed and wondered if she might know someone who could do that. The conversation reportedly took place at a Christmas gathering in 2015. Lovejoy and Mulvihill were in the midst of a bitter, years-long divorce and custody battle at that time.
Lovejoy, who did not testify in her own defense, told the judge that she would never try to kill the father of her only child. Mulvihill was seated in the courtroom to hear the sentencing, and Lovejoy turned in her seat and looked toward him several times during her tearful 15-minute pleading to the court. Diana touched on many topics in her wandering statement, and she spoke of her previous love for her husband. Mulvihill has filed a civil suit against his now ex-wife; that case is set for trial in May.
Diana looked toward her husband in the courtroom, several times.
Judge Von Kalinowski briefly responded to Lovejoy’s pleadings, noting that, “You said you had no voice in your trial; that was completely your choice.” The judge heard Lovejoy claim that she had used her computer to look up the next “new moon phase” because her son liked to look at the moon; the prosecutor claimed Diana was planning for that darkest night because McDavid requested it for “tactical advantage.” The judge pointed out, “A new moon is no moon, so if your son likes to look at the moon, why are you looking up no moon? That makes no sense.”
McDavid also spoke to the judge before he was sentenced. He complained about a sentencing guideline that had been prepared for the court. He observed, “They say I have no remorse.” McDavid asserted, “I did not mean to shoot Mr. Mulvihill.... There was no intent to kill; that’s not who I am.” He insisted that if he had intended to shoot at Mulvihill, “there is no way I could miss by more than two inches.”
Judge Sim Von Kalinowski listened to their pleas then sentenced them to prison.
He repeated what he had told the jury during trial from the witness box: “I shot at the light, as I stated.” Mulvihill said he was holding a bright light in one hand the night he was shot. McDavid claimed that it did not affect his shooting performance when Greg turned to run away: “Turning does not change the trajectory of a bullet.” Part of McDavid’s defense seemed to be that he was too good a marksman to miss his shot: “If I had intended to shoot Mr. Mulvihill, he would be dead,” he told the court. McDavid spoke for seven minutes to the judge.
The judge replied, “Mr. McDavid, let me briefly respond to your comments. Twelve unbiased persons came to unanimous decisions, rejecting your claims. Enough said.”
The jury convicted McDavid of conspiracy, attempted murder, and causing great bodily injury to Mulvihill.
The day of sentencing was delayed twice; yesterday was the third date scheduled. Attorneys for both defendants had filed motions for new trials and requested the court to set aside the jury’s decision. Von Kalinowski denied those motions before he pronounced sentences.
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