47-year-old convicted in beloved musician’s Birmingham motorcycle club shooting death
A 47-year-old man has been convicted in a 2022 shooting at a Birmingham motorcycle club that killed a well-known musician and injured two women.
Ernando Daron Dorsey was initially charged with murder in the Feb. 26, 2022, killing of 38-year-old Navari Deon Jones.
He was also charged with two counts of attempted murder for the wound of the two women.
A Jefferson County jury Thursday convicted Dorsey of provocation manslaughter, a Class B felony, and one count of first-degree assault.
A sentencing date has not yet been announced.
The trial was held before Jefferson County Circuit Judge Michael Streety.
Deputy District Attorney Blake Owens prosecuted the case. Dorsey was represented by attorneys Emory Anthony and Moses Stone.
Navari Deon Jones, 38, was killed Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, when gunfire erupted inside a Birmingham motorcycle club. (Contributed)
The shooting happened at Tru-Riders Motorcycle Club.
Birmingham police responded just before 1 a.m. that Saturday to a report of someone shot at the motorcycle club on Reverend Abraham Woods Jr. Boulevard.
Officers arrived on the scene and found a woman suffering from a gunshot wound. She was taken to UAB Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
During the same time, police said, a Birmingham officer was at police headquarters when the officer heard a car crash in the 1700 block of First Avenue North.
The officer went to investigate and found Jones suffering from a gunshot wound. His vehicle had struck two other parked vehicles.
Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service pronounced Jones dead on the scene.
Navari Deon Jones, 38, was killed Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, when gunfire erupted inside a Birmingham motorcycle club. (Contributed)
Friends said Jones was trying to get to the hospital when he wrecked.
Police learned a second woman showed up at UAB Hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.
Authorities said an altercation took place inside of the motorcycle club before shots were fired.
Navari Deon Jones, 38, was killed Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, when gunfire erupted inside a Birmingham motorcycle club. (Contributed)
Jones was a father of six and a well-known drummer.
A member of the Sin City motorcycle club, Jones played drums for the band Ampliphied Noiz and had an endorsement deal with Soultone Cymbals out of Los Angeles.
Dorsey, who was out on bond pending trial, was booked in the Jefferson County Jail after the jury’s guilty verdict.