Jury convicts David Jungerman in slaying of Kansas City attorney

[Hammock Parties]

only took them 5 years

https://www.kmbc.com/article/jury-de...snd-autopilot#

Jurors on Thursday convicted an 84-year-old man in the killing of an attorney outside his Brookside home in 2017.

David Jungerman was found guilty of first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the fatal shooting of Tom Pickert after the attorney won a multi-million-dollar judgment against him on behalf of a client.

Jurors received the case at about 3 p.m. Thursday and returned the verdict shortly after 5 p.m.

Right after verdict was read, KMBC's Matt Flener reported that it appeared Jungerman said "Thanks for…" to the jury. Flener said he could not hear the rest of what Jungerman said. One female juror looked at him briefly, then turned back to the judge. Jury left without talking to reporters or attorneys.

Jungerman's attorney Daniel Ross said that he noticed several trial errors and plans to file an appeal.

"We are very, very thankful that the jury has spoken and that justice has finally been brought to this family," said Tim Dollar, with the Jackson County prosecutor's office.

During opening statements, an audio recording was played of Jungerman bragging about the murder to his farmhand.

"The thing that sort of bothers me about me is that when I think about it, I grin. That (expletive) has caused me a lot of trouble," Jungerman was heard saying on the audio recording.

Jungerman's defense attorneys said roughly a quarter of that recording is missing from evidence, citing multiple problems with the police investigation.

Pickert's widow, Emily Reigel, also testified in the trial providing key details about the Oct. 25, 2017, shooting.

She said she was getting ready for work on the morning of the shooting. She said she heard her husband on the phone outside talking to someone when she heard a loud noise. She called out to him and then heard another noise. She also told the jury she saw a white van and a man in a mask leaving the scene.

She later found her husband shot on the sidewalk leading up to their Brookside home.

Detectives said that before the shooting, Pickert won a jury verdict of $5.75 million against Jungerman on behalf of his client, who was shot on Jungerman's business property.

The sentencing for Jungerman is set for Nov. 18. He waived jury sentencing and will let Judge John M. Torrence decide. Jungerman faces life in prison.

[Shoes]

Jungle errr Junger Law

[Indian Chief]

Detectives said that before the shooting, Pickert won a jury verdict of $5.75 million against Jungerman on behalf of his client, who was shot on Jungerman's business property.

What are the details on this original case? I don't live in KC, so I've never heard about this.

[Eleazar]

Originally Posted by Indian Chief

What are the details on this original case? I don't live in KC, so I've never heard about this.

Pickert had represented a homeless man who was shot by Jungerman in 2012, after Jungerman encountered men in a building associated with his baby-furniture business. Jungerman said the men were stealing copper and that he acted in self-defense.

He wasn’t charged in those shootings, but he was later sued. A jury in August (2018) sided with the homeless man, who was injured in the shooting, awarding $5.75 million.

[KCUnited]

Original CP thread

http://chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=311074

[Couch-Potato]

ummm pretty clear who shot him lol why wear the mask?

[Dunerdr]

Did she live close to you?

[alpha_omega]

Wow...that was 5 years ago already? Time flies.

[Sassy Squatch]

Reading through that original thread reminded me if how glad I am Cooper Barrett finally ****ed off.

[Prison Bitch]

Junger-man, is driving me mad, he’s making me crazy. Crazy.

[notorious]

Originally Posted by Razaele

Pickert had represented a homeless man who was shot by Jungerman in 2012, after Jungerman encountered men in a building associated with his baby-furniture business. Jungerman said the men were stealing copper and that he acted in self-defense.

He wasn’t charged in those shootings, but he was later sued. A jury in August (2018) sided with the homeless man, who was injured in the shooting, awarding $5.75 million.

Scumbag attorney or was this a righteous case?

If it's the first option I'm not going to shed a single tear.

[IowaHawkeyeChief]

Originally Posted by notorious

Scumbag attorney or was this a righteous case?

If it's the first option I'm not going to shed a single tear.

Scumbag attorney, however, nothing justifies shooting the dude.

[Pablo]

Originally Posted by IowaHawkeyeChief

Scumbag attorney, however, nothing justifies shooting the dude.

Is there any other kind?

[Eleazar]

Originally Posted by notorious

Scumbag attorney or was this a righteous case?

If it's the first option I'm not going to shed a single tear.

Yeah, when you lose in court it should be legal to kill the other guy's attorney IMO

[liquidlounge]

So much blame everywhere in this case. None if this happens if that "poor homeless guy" isn't serially ripping off a lifelong taxpayer and "previous" contributor to society - for the few bucks he got for gutting copper from a building he shouldn't have been in in the first place, he caused thousands of dollars in damage and pushed an old man from a different time over the edge. The "poor homeless guy" sets everything in motion. The attorney, while I feel for his wife and kids, was probably the worst of all the actors - greedy scum; twisting the truth of an already bad situation to unsophisticated hand picked jury and turning it tragic by ruining and stealing a person's lifetime of work. While we will never know how much of Jungerman's wealth Pickert was going to personally pocket, we know that it is routine in these types of cases for the fees to start at 60% - given Pickert's client, my guess is that Pickert was taking nearly all of it. As far as Jungerman? No defending his actions, but in his mind, what was he loosing? He had already been ruined. People have been murdered for a helluva lot less.