Husband gunned down Marine on college campus because he thought he was having an affair with his wife

An Oklahoma hubby has been recovered blameworthy of gunning down a antheral helium believed was having an matter with his woman — contempt his wife's denials — connected a assemblage campus.

Brandon Morrissette, 32, was convicted by a assemblage of first-degree murder connected Thursday for the shooting decease of Robenie "RJ" Long successful 2023, Oklahoma County District Attorney Vicki Behenna announced successful a statement. The execution happened connected the Rose State College field successful Midwest City; Morrissette confronted Long, 20, arsenic helium was walking retired of a gathering with Morrissette's wife, who was besides a pupil astatine the school.

Morrissette seemingly believed that Long was having an matter with his wife, Oklahoma City CBS affiliate KWTV reported. Investigators said Morrissette's woman told constabulary that Long was a classmate and friend.

Love existent crime? Sign up for our newsletter, The Law&Crime Docket, to get the latest real-life transgression stories delivered close to your inbox.

At his ceremonial successful April 2023, friends and household remembered Long — who had served successful the Marines since graduating from precocious schoolhouse successful 2021 — arsenic a hero, section Fox affiliate KOKH reported.

"RJ courageously defended a chap pupil astatine Rose State College, from a gunman," a pastor who knew Long personally said astatine Long's memorial service. "Before RJ died, helium fought with superhuman determination without a thought for his ain life."

The pastor, David McBride, said that Long had antecedently saved a woman's beingness aft their car "careened" disconnected the roadworthy and flipped implicit successful a ditch.

"RJ gave nary thought to his beingness and someway got her unbuckled retired of the spot belt, pulled her retired of the water," McBride said.

Long "passed distant aft sacrificing himself to prevention another," his obituary said.

Morrissette faces a condemnation of beingness successful situation without the anticipation of parole.

The verdict came aft jurors heard "evidence that Morrissette changeable Long 7 times extracurricular the Humanities gathering connected campus," the connection said. "Long died astatine the scene. Morrissette was instantly taken into custody aft the shooting."

The proceedings began Monday, and jurors delivered their verdict conscionable hours aft starting deliberations connected Thursday, KWTV noted. Jurors recommended that Morrissette service a beingness condemnation for the murder, KOKH also reported.

More from Law&Crime: Jealous hubby 'accidentally' shoots woman dormant with .22 caliber pistol wrong his F-350 aft 'former boyfriend' calls her phone: Cops

For Long's mother, the verdict provided a grade of relief.

"I americium truthful thankful for the assemblage that we had. I was conscionable praying for them arsenic they were leaving to spell deliberate," Kelly Long said, according to the DA's office. "I deliberation they made the close choices. I'm truthful thankful for our judicial strategy and thankful for our jurists."

Morrissette's attorneys signaled their intent to appeal, KWTV reported.

Morrissette was besides convicted of possession of a firearm connected schoolhouse property, for which the DA recommended a condemnation of 1 year. He is scheduled to beryllium sentenced connected Oct. 14.

In a abstracted case, Morrissette reportedly faces charges of possessing kid intersexual maltreatment material.