JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE - ALPHA DOG CRIMINAL CONVICTED OF MURDER

ALPHA DOG CRIMINAL CONVICTED OF MURDER

A criminal who inspired JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE's movie ALPHA DOG is facing a death penalty after he was found guilty of murder.
Drug dealer Jesse James Hollywood was convicted of kidnapping and killing 15-year-old Nicholas Markowitz in 2000 over a debt owed by his half-brother.
Markowitz's sibling, small-time drug dealer Ben, owed Hollywood more than $2,000 (£1,333) worth of marijuana.
Nicholas was held hostage for several days, before being hit over the head with a shovel, bound with duct tape, and shot several times.
Hollywood went on the run following the murder, until he was caught in Brazil in 2005. The crime inspired the 2007 film Alpha Dog, starring Timberlake, Sharon Stone and Bruce Willis.
A jury at Santa Barbara Superior Court, California also found the 29 year old guilty of being a principal in a murder committed in the course of a kidnapping, and being involved in a crime in which an assault weapon or machine gun was used.
The guilty verdict means Hollywood could be eligible for the death penalty.
Four others have already been convicted in connection with the crime.