A Gaithersburg man could be sentenced to life in prison after a jury convicted him of killing a man during a robbery at an Olney home.
Tavon Miles, 26, was found guilty in the shooting death of 23-year-old Marc Taylor St. Aubin on Tuesday.
St. Aubin was found dead in his home's driveway on March 3, 2015.
Police say Miles was among a group of armed burglars who broke into a home that St. Aubin shared in the 15800 block of Laughlin Lane. Other people inside the home at the time told detectives that several armed people had entered the home and a struggle ensued, during which gunshots were fired. Both St. Aubin and Miles were injured.
Some witnesses attempted to bring St. Aubin to a car in the driveway to take him to the hospital, while others began to remove items from the house, including guns, a safe and suspected marijuana.
Miles was dropped off at an area hospital in critical condition not long after police arrived at the house.
Investigators say a bullet recovered from his clothing during medical treatment matched bullets found inside St. Aubin's home.
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Authorities said all the recovered bullets were of the same caliber and had been fired from the same gun. The victim had a gun of that caliber registered in Maryland, they said. His body was found with a holster along the small of his back, although the handgun has not been recovered.
Miles was also found guilty of first degree burglary and armed robbery. He will be sentenced on January 16, 2016.
