Man convicted of Gwinnett triple murder after taking Uber to crime scene – WSB-TV Channel 2

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. – A Gwinnett County jury has convicted a man of triple murder in November 2020, according to prosecutors.

Judge Lusk, now 25, was found guilty of three counts of premeditated murder, three counts of aggravated murder, three counts of aggravated assault and three counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony for the death of a 64-year-old. old Bob Caverly, 33-year-old Steven Andrew Finch and 45-year-old Eugene McClam.

Police were called to Caverly's home, where they found McClam on a neighbor's porch with multiple gunshot wounds. Caverly was found dead in the house and Finch was found dead in the garage. Caverly died a short time later in the hospital.

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Investigators learned that Lusk had taken an Uber near Caverly's home shortly before the shooting. He was then seen trying to get into a Lyft, but the driver refused to give him a ride.

Lusk then ran into a muddy area in the woods and to a nearby house, where he stashed an AK-47 assault rifle, a pistol, a backpack and a blanket in a crawlspace. Investigators also found his dirty clothes and a large amount of meth and marijuana.

They were able to identify Lusk as a suspect based on information related to the Uber ride and cell phone records.

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During the trial, Lusk claimed he shot the men in self-defense because he felt his life was in danger. Prosecutors argued he stole the victims' drug stash.

Lusk was sentenced to three consecutive life sentences plus five years without the possibility of parole.

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