CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The jury will have to wait until at least Monday to hear what Kenan Gay said happened outside the Dilworth bar where prosecutors say he pushed another man to his death in March 2012.
Gay is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Robert Kingston outside Ed's Tavern.
Prosecutors said Gay pushed Kingston out of the bar and into Park Road where he was hit and killed by a car moments later.
Several prosecution witnesses, including the owner of Ed's Tavern, testified that they saw Gay push Kingston repeatedly until he landed in the street.
Gay's defense team has said that Kingston, who was extremely drunk, stumbled into the street.
They said Gay will testify in the case, and on Friday they called a series of witnesses to vouch for his character and honesty, including a school teacher, several friends and the sheriff of Lee County.
But none of the witnesses contradicted the prosecution's version of the moments leading up to Kingston's death. None of them said they saw what happened outside the bar or whether Gay pushed Kingston.
That makes Gay's testimony more critical.
Court resumes at 9:30 a.m. Monday.
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