CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Andre Grier has been found guilty of first degree murder in the 2016 killing of Bianca Horton.
There will be a sentencing hearing this afternoon, and the Anderson County jury will determine if he faces the death penalty.
He’s accused of killing Horton before she could testify against Cortez Sims, a member of the Athens Park Bloods gang.
Prosecutors allege Grier carried out Horton’s murder to silence her before she could take the stand.
The Athens Park Bloods originated in California and later spread to cities across the South, including Chattanooga.
During Horton’s murder, investigators estimate the gang had as many as 100 members operating locally.
Jeremy Winbush, a former investigator with the Chattanooga Police Department’s Gang Unit, explained to jurors how loyalty, communication, and power within the gang shaped member behavior.
Prosecutors argue that those internal pressures, and the command to prevent testimony, motivated Horton’s murder.
