A teenager has been found guilty of aggravated murder for his role in a plot to lure men to a non-existent farm with fake job offers and rob them.
Authorities said Brogan Rafferty, 17, lured four victims with bogus job vacancies on Craigslist - a classified advertisements website - to the non-existent cattle farm in southeast Ohio.
His alleged accomplice Richard Beasley, 53, allegedly shot and killed three of the men. The fourth victim was shot in the arm and survived.
During the trial, prosecutors painted Rafferty as a "student of violent crime" who was a willing participant in the three murders while the defence argued he was acting under the duress of Beasley, a self-styled chaplain depicted as a mentor.
The man who survived, 49-year-old Scott Davis of South Carolina, had testified as the prosecution's star witness, identifying Rafferty as Beasley's accomplice.
Mr Davis told the court he had responded to a Craigslist advertisement to work as a farmhand. He met a man calling himself "Jack" for breakfast before driving to an isolated Noble County farm.
Prosecutors say that "Jack" was actually Beasley, and that he urged Mr Davis into a wooded area to look for farm equipment.
Mr Davis said he heard a gun cock and turned around to find himself face to face with a handgun. He said he pushed the weapon aside, was shot in the arm and fled as "Jack" fired at him. Mr Davis said he eventually climbed to a hilltop, found a house and asked to call police.
Authorities said all the men were targeted because they were older, single and out of work with backgrounds that made it unlikely their disappearances would be noticed right away.
All the victims were robbed of items including personal possessions, a truck and a weapon, prosecutors said.
Rafferty stood with his hands clasped behind his back and showed no emotion as he was convicted of three counts of aggravated murder and one count of attempted murder.
Hey had testified that he did not want to be involved in violence and said he went along with the plan only because he feared for his life.
Rafferty was tried as an adult but faces a maximum potential sentence of life in prison because he is a juvenile. His sentencing is set for November 5.
Beasley has pleaded not guilty and could face the death penalty if convicted at his separate trial.
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