ORLANDO, Fla. – A 35-year-old man was found guilty of murder this week in a 2021 shooting in an Orange County hotel lobby.
A jury found Jackson Charles, 35, guilty of second-degree murder (with a firearm) and possession of firearm by convicted felon after he shot and killed Randolph Chamberlin, 30, at the Days Inn in the 3300 block of South Orange Blossom Trail.
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On June 2, 2021, Charles and Chamberlin got into a fight in the lobby of the hotel and Charles retrieved a firearm from his bag, authorities said. During the altercation, Charles shot Chamberlin four times: once in the chest and three times in the head and neck, according to officials.
A hotel surveillance camera captured the entire incident on video, and a hotel clerk who witnessed the altercation recognized the defendant and the hotel manager identified Charles as a frequent guest.
Charles left the hotel following the shooting, and the Orange County Sheriff’s Office issued a warrant for his arrest. He was arrested on June 9, 2024.
During the five-day trial, Charles claimed self-defense, but he was found guilty.
He will be sentenced later this year and faces a possible life sentence.