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Man charged in Lebanese neighbour’s death will not testify
TULSA, Okla. – An Oklahoma man charged with a hate crime in the fatal shooting of his Lebanese neighbour will not testify during his murder trial.
After prosecutors rested their case Thursday, 63-year-old Stanley Majors told the judge he’s decided not to take the witness stand.
Majors is charged with first-degree murder and a hate crime in the 2016 death of 37-year-old Khalid Jabara in Tulsa.
He has pleaded not guilty. Defence attorneys say he had untreated schizophrenia and experienced a “psychotic episode” during the homicide, although he’s been found competent for trial.
The defence called a jail psychiatrist who said Majors is treated with anti-psychotics and antidepressants.
Prosecutors say Majors shot Jabara after years of harassment because Jabara’s family is Lebanese.
The trial is in recess until Monday.
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