OBSERVER Photo by Andrew David Kuczkowski Anthony L. Pendergrass, far left sitting, speaks to his defense team on Wednesday with while Rebecca Ruiz awaits the trial’s end in Chautauqua County Court.

MAYVILLE — OBSERVER reporter Andrew David Kuczkowski is the only media member who has covered the Rebecca Ruiz trial from start to finish. The verdict will be announced shortly. Follow coverage on his Twitter feed:

Ruiz, only guilty of one charge, will face a minimum sentence of 3.5 years, up to 15. https://t.co/I0hydWrjGj

— Andrew D. Kuczkowski (@ByKuczkowski) March 23, 2018

NOT GUILTY OF MURDER, MANSLAUGHTER or TAMPERING. Guilty of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, via @TheObserverNY: pic.twitter.com/Na8UDMTj7h

— Andrew D. Kuczkowski (@ByKuczkowski) March 23, 2018