A Great Falls man has been convicted of using a hatchet to kill another man during a street fight more than three years ago.

The jury deliberated for more than six hours before finding James Michael Parker guilty of deliberate homicide in the March 2018 death of Lloyd Geaudry.

Prosecutors say Geaudry died of a sharp force injury to his neck that severed his spine and an artery.

Prosecutors said 11 people were involved in the fight in which Geaudry died and that Parker had Geaudry's blood on his shoes.

Parker faces a sentence of up to life in prison. A sentencing date has not been set.