Jury finds man guilty of murder for fatal hit-and-run in Cedar City parking lot

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Jury finds man guilty of murder for fatal hit-and-run in Cedar City parking lot
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An eight-person jury found a Cedar City man guilty of murder for running over a man in the Home Depot parking lot. The two men knew each other, and had recently been in a fight.

CEDAR CITY — A jury determined a Cedar City man, Jacob Wayne Schmidt, is guilty of murder forThe eight-person jury deliberated for about 2½ hours on Wednesday before reaching its verdict after a four-day trial.

Sineath, 37, was transported to the Cedar City Hospital after being hit by Schmidt's vehicle in the Home Depot Parking lot, 1518 S. Providence Center Drive, on Sept. 7, 2020, and later died from his injuries. "Witnesses described the Dodge Stratus as driving toward the victim while a female witness was walking with him and nearly hitting them and then the Dodge Stratus turning around and then hitting and running over the victim as he was trying to run away," the documents said.

Schmidt's employer also reached out saying Schmidt drove a car similar to the one identified in the incident, and Schmidt "had recently had some problems with " and was upset with Sineath, the charging documents said. The employer was able to help police locate Schmidt.

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