As the capital murder case against Andrew Lee starts to wind down, inconsistent testimony muddled Judge Michael Watson’s courtroom.
Lee faces the death penalty for the aggravated murder, aggravated robbery, rape and kidnapping of a Columbus woman.
The defense called 16-year-old Dorothy Minifield to the stand yesterday. Her tardiness delayed the case by 90 minutes.
Minifield resides at the same South Ogden Avenue address where Lee had been spotted on the afternoon of the slaying. Both defense and prosecuting attorneys questioned her about clothing articles and other items brought forth as evidence against Lee.
On the stand, Minifield remained unsure and inconsisent, changing her story from defense to prosecuting attorneys. Prosecuting attorney Stephanie Gussler said she appeared to do a lot of guessing.
Lee, 21, was a former Ohio State football recruit. He stands trial for the March 25, 2002 West Side murder of Shauna Sandercock. Sandercock was working at the used video game store Game-Arama when she was murdered.
During previous testimonies, witnesses claim they saw Lee depart Game-Arama around the same time the victim was discovered.
Closing arguments in the case are expected today.
