One of two Pennsylvania men charged with killing a man whose body was found shot in an SUV at the bottom of a ravine last summer has been convicted of third-degree murder and conspiracy.
Saturday's verdict in Lackawanna County means 23-year-old Jason Dominick faces up to 20 to 40 years in prison on each count when he's sentenced in a few months.
Dominick and 23-year-old Neil Pal are accused in the death of 24-year-old Frank Bonacci, whose body was found in the vehicle at the bottom of a ravine near Nay Aug Park in Scranton about a week after all three men were at a party in July.
Pal's trial is scheduled next month. Attorneys for Pal sought to sever his trail from Dominick, citing allegations by a Monroe County prison inmate who said Dominick talked about the crime and Pal.
Dominick has claimed Pal shot the victim. Prosecutors say Dominick shot Bonacci because the victim was dating his ex-girlfriend, and the two defandants then launched the SUV down a 72-foot ravine with the body inside.
