A former Ohio State football recruit could face the death penalty for the aggravated robbery, rape and killing of a used video game store clerk on West Broad Street.

Nearing its second week, the trial of Andrew Lee continued yesterday in the courtroom of Judge Michael H. Watson at the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas.

Lee, 21, is on trial for allegedly strangling Shauna Sandercock, a clerk and part-owner of Game-Arama, located at 3101 W. Broad St., on March 25. Customers found Sandercock’s body behind the counter at the store. He allegedly robbed and raped her.

Lee was a highly-touted football recruit. He was redshirted his freshman year and then kicked off the team in fall of 2000 for disorderly conduct.

In September 2000, while living in Morrill Tower, Lee allegedly beat a delivery man from Apollo’s restuarant.

Earlier in the trial, Lee was identified as being present at the Game-Arama when Sandercock was discovered to be dead by witnesses.

Yesterday morning, the prosecution said a bracelet belonging to the victim was found in Lee’s coat pocket upon his arrest.

Prosecution also presented evidence of a videotape in which Lee appears, taken from a Bank One near Game-Arama shortly before the murder occurred.

Lee’s defense attorney, Frederick Benton Jr., called Cynthia M. Lee, the defendant’s stepmother, to testify. She said she never bought Lee any video games but remembers seeing a game system in his possession.

Ronald Edwards, a criminal defense attorney investigator, answered questions about his occupation and about the location of the residence where Lee allegedly was the day of the murder.

Georgia Minifield, who said she has known Lee for seven years, testified to her relationship to Lee and his activities, whereabouts and clothing worn on the day of the murder. The defense presented several articles of clothing, which she identified as belonging to or once worn by her children.

When questioned by prosecutor Richard Termuhlen, Minifield responded differently in her testimony than she did when interrogated a few days after the murder. Termuhlen pointed out her inconsistencies.

Termuhlen said he expects closing arguments tomorrow morning.