The curtain has been pulled back for jury members in Eric Wilson Jr.'s trial. Lima’s resident gang expert took the stand to close out the state’s case against Wilson.

Before the jury began deliberating they heard from Det. Steven Stechschulte who has advanced training on gangs. He says gangs operate to further there interests, typically by way of violent crimes. He noted, not all people affiliated with gangs are violent people.

The shooting on Cole Street and Edgewood Drive in 2019 stemmed from the killing of Christian Laws, a week prior on June 14, 2019. Stechschulte says Laws was East Side and Jolade “JoJo” Omosikeji is North Side. In fact, stechschulte says he investigated five shootings following the days after Laws death.

A 2019 homicide case has wrapped up with one man heading to prison for the death of "christian laws."

Jolade "JoJo" Omosikeji (o-ma-jah-keji) was sentenced to 13 to 15 years in prison" for a charge of involuntary manslaughter with a firearm specification. Last month, he took a plea deal that included the dismissal of 5 other charges including murder.

It was June 14 that JoJo and Laws encountered each other on Lark Avenue. Laws was found to have been shot in the back with his gun laying next to him. Detectives found four shots had been fired, all by JoJo. A witness saw JoJo crouched behind a car with a gun on Lark Avenue.

A man accused of a murder last year agrees to a negotiated plea.

Jolade Omosikeji has pleaded guilty to an amended charge of involuntary manslaughter with a three year firearm specification. His five other charges including murder have been dismissed.

He's pleaded to shooting and killing 19-year-old Christian Laws. It was June 2019 when police found Laws lying in a yard in the 2400 block of Lark Avenue. Police believe this shooting may have sparked the alleged shooting Jamaree Allen and Eric Wilson Jr. are charged with. Omosikeji will be sentenced Sept. 24.

The man accused in the shooting death of a teenager earlier this month made his initial appearance in court. Jolade "JoJo" Omosikeji appeared in Lima Municipal Court Wednesday afternoon. He's accused of the murder of 19-year-old Christian Laws which occurred on Lark Avenue on June 14. The 20 year old is being held on one count of murder and a one million dollar bond. A court official says he's a flight risk and a danger to the community.