Evansville man indicted for Thanksgiving murder found not guilty

Published: Oct. 17, 2017 at 8:44 PM CDT|Updated: Oct. 27, 2017 at 4:44 PM CDT
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EVANSVILLE, IN (WFIE) - An Evansville man indicted on murder charges was found not guilty.

Deshay Hackner was named as a person of interest in 2015 for the Thanksgiving 2014 death of Willie Williams. 

Williams was shot and killed in an alley off Powell between Governor and Elliot.

The trial started Monday and a jury reached a verdict of not guilty on Tuesday.

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