Michael Delaney Guilty of First-Degree Murder
Jury finds Michael Delaney guilty of first-degree murder for the 2009 stabbing of neighbor Micheal Scalzo in Wheaton.
A jury on Friday found Michael Delaney, 49, of 720 E. Crescent St. in Wheaton guilty of first-degree murder for the 2009 stabbing of Micheal Scalzo. Delaney stabbed Scalzo six times with a steak knife during a confrontation outside their Wheaton apartments on June 19, 2009. The fight was the culmination of a breakup between Delaney and ex-girlfriend Edita Pranckute earlier that week. Witnesses testified Wednesday that Scalzo had approached Delaney to defuse the escalating conflict between Delaney and Pranckute's new boyfriend, and was attacked when he turned to walk away. Delaney testified he was attacked by Scalzo and had to defend himself. He testified that at one point, he was hit so hard he was fighting back in an "incoherent state," …
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