NATCHEZ —  A Natchez jury has found Christopher Lee Baxter, 26, of Lucedale, guilty of capital murder in the 2010 death of George County Sheriff Garry Welford.

Baxter is one of two being tried separately for capital murder for Welford’s death in July 2010. Baxter is not eligible for the death penalty because a judge has ruled he suffers from an intellectual disability.

Welford was struck by the vehicle Baxter was driving while putting out spikes to stop Baxter’s truck and end a police chase.