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Former York Police Chief David Rowry was found
guilty of manslaughter by a Sumter County jury
shortly after 4 p.m. on Thursday, December 3,
2009.
Rowry, age 51, was on trial for killing Joe Louis
Bell, 52 of York, during a September 18, 2008
shooting, during an altercation inside Church’s
Restaurant in York.
Rowry claimed to have gone to the restaurant to
arrest Bell for stalking. He explained to the jury of
2 men and 10 women that he shot Bell after he
attempted to take Rowry’s gun during the arrest.
Rowry faces a sentence of two to 20 years in
prison. Sentencing is schedule for January 11,
2010. He is currently being held at the
Tuscaloosa County Jail. Defense attorney
Belinda Weldon says she will appeal the verdict.