{"id":52009,"date":"2014-05-28T12:33:54","date_gmt":"2014-05-28T19:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=52009"},"modified":"2014-05-29T11:19:54","modified_gmt":"2014-05-29T18:19:54","slug":"man-guilty-of-voluntary-manslaughter-for-neighbors-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2014\/05\/28\/man-guilty-of-voluntary-manslaughter-for-neighbors-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Man guilty of voluntary manslaughter for neighbor’s death"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Michael Norton was arrested at his home when sheriff’s investigators responded to the scene. (ED FROMMER)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LANCASTER \u2013 A Lake Los Angeles man who shot his next-door neighbor in the chest after an argument last year has been convicted of voluntary manslaughter.<\/p>\n

An Antelope Valley jury last week found 59-year-old Michael Robert Norton<\/strong> guilty in connection with the death of 46-year-old William Kenneth Mayes<\/strong>, according to Ricardo Santiago of the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office.<\/p>\n

The fatal shooting occurred on the night of March 19, 2013 in the 38600 Block of 159th Street East, sheriff\u2019s officials said.<\/p>\n

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William Kenneth Mayes died of a gunshot wound to the chest, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mayes, a single father, had recently moved to the neighborhood with his daughters, according to family members.<\/p>\n

Before the shooting, both neighbors had been drinking alcohol at Mayes\u2019 home when an argument ensued, Sheriff\u2019s investigators said on the night of the incident.<\/p>\n

Mayes accused Norton of making sexually suggestive comments about his teenage daughter, and the two men got into a fist fight with Mayes threatening to kill Norton, according to court documents.<\/p>\n

Norton returned home but came back outside with a gun, sheriff\u2019s officials said. Mayes was shot to death in his front yard.<\/p>\n

Norton is scheduled to be sentenced on June 20. He faces a minimum of six years in state prison and a maximum penalty of up to 21 years, according to the Los Angeles District Attorney\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n

Editor’s note 5\/29\/14<\/span>: This story has been corrected.\u00a0Norton was initially charged with second-degree murder, but the charge was amended to voluntary manslaughter before the trial started, according to Ricardo Santiago of the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Previous related story:\u00a0Man shot to death in Lake LA, neighbor arrested for the murder<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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