They said their client doesn't deny the he killed her. Prosecutors say the killing was planned because Mr. Roark left the party and came back with a gun. Mr. Roark then waved the gun at the small group of friends who had gathered to drink and play cards that night, Warren County Assistant Prosecutor James Beaton told the jury in opening statements. Mr. Roark wanted answers about who broke into his apartment the week before, he said. He then pulled the trigger.
Defense lawyers say the shooting was an accident that happened during horseplay with the gun.
The Cincinnati Enquirer , a Gannett Co. Inc. newspaper.