Mark Desimone, a former Arizona legislator charged with killing a man on an Alaska hunting and fishing trip in 2016, looks over documents during his trial in Juneau, Alaska, Thursday, May 10, 2018. Deborah Macaulay, who represents Desimone, said Thursday the shooting was an accident, not murder. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - An Alaska jury has convicted a former Arizona lawmaker of first-degree murder in the death of a man on a hunting and fishing trip.

The jury in Juneau on Friday found Mark Desimone (dee-sih-MOHN) guilty in the 2016 death of Duilio Antonio “Tony” Rosales at a remote cabin site in southeast Alaska.

Desimone sat stone-faced as the verdict was read following jury deliberations that started Thursday.

Both men worked at a jewelry store in Juneau, and were taking part in the trip organized by the store owner.

Witnesses heard shots and said they heard Desimone admit he shot Rosales, who had two bullet wounds to the back of his head.

A defense lawyers said the shooting was accidental.

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