Today, Laderrick Hopson was found guilty by a jury of his peers of the crime of Murder. In February of 2018, Hopson senselessly shot Rodney Martin six times at a gas station in Prichard, AL. The State was represented by Assistant District Attorney Coy Morgan who stated, “The guilty verdict returned today is about justice and closure for the mother, daughter, son, and numerous other family and friends who lost the victim Rodney Martin at such a young age. Today also marks a giant leap forward in our community’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, as a Mobile County Jury has returned a guilty verdict in a Murder trial for the first time this year. As tragic and senseless as this murder was, today has been a great day for the Martin family and our community.”
