SALINA — A Saline County jury has found a 33-year-old Abilene man guilty of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder in the death a Salina woman in April 2013.
Amy Norton of the Saline County Attorney’s Office said sentencing for Dane DeWeese is scheduled for 9 a.m. June 16.
The jury began deliberations Tuesday morning and came back with a decision in just a couple of hours.
DeWeese was found guilty in the death of Kristen Tyler, 27, whose body was found along Interstate 135 near Stimmel Road on May 9. Tyler had been reported missing by family in late April 2013.
Another defendant in the case, Joel Heil, 25, testified in the trial of DeWeese and has said he plans to plead guilty in connection with the murder.