Sentencing to continue Tuesday for man convicted of killing
pastor     Posted on October 8, 2012 at 12:11 PM  Updated
Monday, Oct 8 at 6:29 PM  FORT WORTH – Steven Lawayne Nelson
showed no emotion Monday as a Tarrant County jury convicted him
of brutally strangling an Arlington pastor to death with the
plastic liner of a trashcan.   Nelson’s trial began on October 1
and concluded Monday. Jurors took just more than an hour to
convict Nelson, 25, of capital murder. Sentencing began at about
2 p.m. The prosecution is seeking the death penalty.   In
opening statements last week, prosecutors painted the 25-year-
old as a monster who left his home on March 3, 2011 “seeking
prey.” Nelson pleaded not guilty to the murder and appeared in
court wearing shackles throughout the trial. Authorities
considered Nelson to be a threat; he’s also a suspect in the
murder of a fellow inmate.   Nelson was convicted of entering
the Northpointe Baptist Church and attacking Rev. Clint Dobson
on March 3, 2011, eventually wrapping the t