Jury finds men guilty of murder of Jessica Brandon

Damon Williams and Tawhyne Patterson each faced 12 charges related to the home invasion robbery that left 36-year-old Jessica Brandon dead in July of 2018. 

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A jury on Friday found two men guilty of the murder of a Lincoln mother.

Damon Williams and Tawhyne Patterson each faced 12 charges related to the home invasion robbery that left 36-year-old Jessica Brandon dead in July of 2018.

Court records show a jury found them guilty on all 12 charges.

Authorities said Brandon was found unresponsive and bleeding from a gunshot wound in the basement of a home she shared with her boyfriend, Michael Robertson.

The suspects believed there was a large amount of cash in the home, authorities said at the time.

Sentencing for Williams and Patterson was set for May.