A Comanche County jury found a Lawton man guilty of shooting and killing another man in November 2020.
Bryan Derrell Bruce, 45, of Lawton, was found guilty Thursday in District Judge Grant Sheperd’s court of felony counts of first-degree manslaughter and possession of a firearm after former felony conviction, records indicate.
The jury recommended Bruce serve 25 years for the manslaughter count and another two years for the firearm count.
Following testimony and evidence that began Wednesday, the jury found Bruce guilty of killing Douglas Patrick Armondi Jr., 44, of Lawton, with a shot to the head the night of Nov. 18, 2020, according to Medical Examiner Lisa Barton.
Bruce told investigators he was trying to break up an altercation between his son and Armondi over Bruce’s ex-wife late the night of Nov. 18, 2020, outside his home in the 2100 block of Northwest 20th Street. Officers arrived to find Armondi dead behind the wheel of his Cadillac.
Bruce has a prior Comanche County felony conviction from February 2011, for cultivation of controlled substance, according to Oklahoma Department of Corrections records.
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