No responsible gun owner behaves like this. Monahan is out of his mind.

Excellent opening. Explained everything so that a kid could understand it.

Words are used to communicate- did the defendant attempt to talk to the people, mistakenly in his driveway? No- he acted on his own suppositions- there was no threat. Praying for a conviction-

It’s insanely short sighted to clean off your own gun of prints lmao

I really appreciate how observant this judge is. I have a feeling he sees *everything* going on in his courtroom

The shooter needs to spend the rest of his life behind bars... No parole.

I dont even know what to say....im from the UK and just today i was lost as gps had taken me to a different location and i just knocked on a couple of doors and asked for directions. It seems that you cannot do this in the US or you risk being shot on sight. I thought america was supposed to be a civilised country?!

Great opening statement. The ADA explains everything so well.

On point, articulate and clear...

I was driving down the road the other day. I saw a very expensive construction pickup on the road with a chain dragging from the axel. Obviously the truck was being repaired and the owner failed to remove the chain. If the chain would have got under the tire the damage could have been catistrophic. I wanted to do the right thing and get out and warn him. However in this day and age when everyone is assumed to be a threat I did not take any action because people like Kevin Monahan. Walking up to a stranger on the road, even trying to help is a recipe for disaster. Does not pay to be a good neighbor these days.

Spoiler alert: Found guilty.

As an outsider looking looking in. I've noticed this behavior has become worse since 2016. People thinking they do whatever they want without repercussions

At that point, he was probably trying to figure out how to make his gun disappear.

Brilliant opening! I think I'm fair open minded but I immediately thought "what a horrible human being" . In some ways that 's a stronger inditement than just being a murderer.

Great work counselor!

You aren’t allowed to brandish a gun to protect your property you have to allow for human error. They were turning around. As someone with anxiety and paranoia I understand how you can panic in the moment but you cannot use lethal force as you first defense. You have to allow for human error otherwise you’re making your problems everyone else’s.

Where can I find more videos from this case?

Do you think WNYT will continue to show more trial footage like the Openings and Closings? Or is that all you are able to provide?

you know he is guilty from the noncompliance with police, the delayed 911 call to cover his tracks, and the one hour standoff he had before surrendering.

Thank goodbness justice was served!

Awesome judge. Intelligence and morality is the perfect couple.

1.5k views smh i would think it would have alot more this guys a air head and his lawyer just wanted that money bc he should of took a deal he fcked up now he gonna live in jail knowing he could of took a deal

I live in Ohio and we are surrounded by a lot of rural area and there are times GPS signal gives out and I have had too many times turn around and driveways and because of this case I now worry about turning around and driveways and I even told my two grown daughters If you can avoid it just don't turn around and anyone's driveway because this is the type of people that we have on this earth that some of us couldn't even fathom before this event.... What a senseless killing not that any killing is not senseless but this one has really baffled and shocked everyone around the world and I cannot express my condolences enough to the family I couldn't imagine our heart literally breaks I'm so glad the judge found guilty and didn't do everything concurrent I mean even if it was an extra four or five years at least that part was consecutive I hope this man never sees the light of day. Any murderer in my opinion shouldn't have a chance at any type of life as they should be lucky there at the very least breathing and get to see and speak to their family as where the victims and the victims families do not get that opportunity!!

Oh yeah he’s going to prison

i bet a million dollars this defendant voted trump

The defendant looks like Roddy Bryan.

What career did Kevin D. Monahan have ?

Monahan must have had enemies or some other outside factor that made him react this way. No responsible gun owner acts like this. Responsible gun owners don’t leave the confines of their home and go outside their home to defend from a threat.

Not that many years ago either the neighborhood or the relatives and friends of the victim wouldnt have called the police until that murderer got justiced by the people. Its a good thing that justice got served by the system, but stupid people like him oughta keep in mind that we, as a society, are not that far from taking justice by our own hands. Tolerance tends to get confused by weakness when in reality it shows the strenght of a society willing to overcome their basic instincts for the betterment of their nation, but when the pendulum goes too far, its guaranteed to come back with a vengeance, and theres not enough police forces to protect criminals from the ire and raw rage of the people, there never was and never will. The police is there not just to protect us, but also to protect you from the people, you better believe it, to heart.

“The driveway is more than 800’ maybe even half a mile”. 2,640’ = 1/2 mile. The prosecuting attorney has a knack for exaggerating. The fire fighter was a first responder for “30 or 40 years”. Which one?

Any threat that was there, had gone by the time he fired. I don't believe they were as innocent as being portrayed, but he made a bad choice and now he is going to pay for it.

Trip wasn't planned well. Don't go to friend's house late at night and it's harder to find an address at night.