Grand Island Jury convicts Donald Anthony of murder

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (KSNB) - A verdict has been reached in the Donald Anthony murder trial.

A Hall County District Court jury came back Monday morning with guilty on all charges for the 35-year-old Grand Island man.

Anthony faced three charges stemming from the February 15 stabbing death of Said Farah at an apartment at 303 South Pine St. Those charges are first degree murder, use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony and possession of a deadly weapon by a prohibited person.

Farah was found with a stab wound to his neck in a hallway at an apartment.

It was a week ago on Monday, Nov. 28 when jury selection began in the trial. Then for the next three days testimony was heard and then closing arguments took place Friday morning before the case was handed over to the jury.

The max penalty for a murder conviction is death. He could get up to 54 years in prison if convicted on the weapons charges.

Sentencing in the case is scheduled for February.

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