A jury has made their decision in the Geary County District Court trial for Christopher Lyman of Junction City.

After deliberating more than seven hours over a two-day period the jury returned verdicts of guilty for one count each of 1st Degree Felony Murder, Child Abuse, and Aggravated Battery. The court entered a judgement of guilty on those counts after receiving the verdicts. The jury also found Lyman not guilty of premeditated 1st Degree Murder, two alternative counts of Felony Murder, two counts of Child Abuse, and one count of Aggravated Criminal Sodomy.

Sentencing has been scheduled for July 17 at 10 a.m.

Lyman was convicted in the September 2013 death of an eight-month old infant. During closing arguments the prosecutor in the case, Assistant Geary County Attorney Chris Biggs stated, “This child died from a traumatic brain injury.”

Defense Attorney Linda Eckelman indicated she plans to file motions for an arrest of judgement in the case and to find her client not guilty. If those are unsuccessful, motions for a new trial and downward departure in sentencing would follow.

The trial lasted for nine days in Geary County District Court.