Jury has begun deliberations in Onstott murder trial

The jury in the David Onstott murder trial has begun its deliberations. They left the courtroom at 1 p.m. today.

An alternate juror, Richard Bulick of Ruskin, who was released when deliberations began, said he would have found Onstott guilty of premeditated murder. He said he was persuaded by tape-recorded statements of Onstott's that appeared to implicate him. The state's case was "pretty strong, considering there was no physical evidence," Bulick said.

Colleen Jenkins, Times staff writer