Opinion ID: 3187215
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Testimony of Gordon Wilson

Text: Gordon Wilson, a neighbor and greenhouse operator who had known Ledford since birth, testified that he hired Ledford to work for him as a seasonal employee after Ledford dropped out of high school. According to Wilson, Ledford worked hard, but his only duties were to move plant material into the greenhouse and to load and unload trucks. Wilson testified that he later moved Ledford to a permanent position on the landscape crew, which required him to move large 34 Case: 14-15650 Date Filed: 03/21/2016 Page: 35 of 103 plants and dig holes. Wilson further testified that one morning, two months prior to Dr. Johnston’s murder, Ledford became uncharacteristically disruptive while loading a truck, so Wilson fired him.