Video scrutinized in coach’s trial

Newberry football coach Geronnie Rollins points out his actions on a video showed to jurors during his trial in Union County for trespassing, resisting without violence and interfering with a school function. Also pictured are (left) Assistant State Attorney Bruce Helling and (center) County Judge Mitchell D. Bishop.

Jurors asked to see a video two times during deliberations before convicting a Newberry High School football coach of three misdemeanors after a day-long trial in Lake Butler Wednesday, Sept. 7. The six-member panel had already viewed the recording of Geronnie Rollins as Assistant State Attorney Bruce Helling argued the defendant was guilty of trespassing,…

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