Jewelry heist verdict, tomato pie at Fusco's, Sussex overdose update

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Jury reaches verdict in 2nd trial on violent hammer attack during Wilmington jewelry heist

A New Castle County jury on Thursday found a man guilty of assaulting a store owner with a hammer during a 2022 jewelry heist in Wilmington, reports Xeres Wilson.

A jury found Calvin Ushery, 40, guilty of assault, robbery and a weapons charge after about two hours of deliberation, he writes. “The violent nature of the robbery drew national attention after surveillance video from inside the store was circulated by the defendant’s family shortly after the heist.

“This was the second trial for Ushery on allegations that he robbed the now-defunct Solid Gold Jewelers on Ninth Street in downtown Wilmington in September 2022. The state’s first attempt to convict him last year ended with jurors deadlocked and unable to render a verdict.’’

Read more about the robbery, the trials and more here.

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