Nearly a year after his arrest, David Glover's sentencing for attempted murder was announced Monday morning.
Glover was sentenced to 25 years for attempted murder and five years concurrent on weapon charges, according to Second Circuit Solicitor Strom Thurmond Jr. Glover was found not guilty on burglary charges. The case was prosecuted by Assistant Solicitors Jay Slocum and Cassie Hall.
Glover was arrested and charged for a shooting incident that occurred May 10, 2014, at 105 Mae Acres Court. Aiken County Sheriff's deputies responded to the shooting, where Vernell Weaver, 53, told officers she had been shot.
"The trial ended at 8:15 p.m. Thursday night," Slocum said. "The jury met, and all the evidence was given to them at 5:30 p.m."
According to testimony, the bullet Glover fired missed Weaver's carotid artery by 3.2 millimeters.
The 911 call picked up during the fight.
"It was one of the eeriest 911 calls," said Slocum, adding that all he could hear was Weaver screaming.
"He was bound and determined to finish her off."
Slocum said Weaver was able to get the gun away briefly during the fight inside the house, but Glover was able to get the gun back and attempted to shoot her in the stomach twice.
"The defense was that the victim had invited him over to the house and they began arguing over money," said Slocum. "The victim was hitting him with the hammer, and the only way to defend himself was to shoot her."
Slocum stated he did not make a sentence recommendation.
A reason behind the attack was not established. Weaver's testimony gave clues, however, saying she had started dating someone else and Glover "just snapped."
Weaver was able to get out of the house and over to a neighbor's house, where she called 911, according to previous Aiken Standard reports.
Officers found Weaver sitting on the porch, covered in blood and holding a hammer that she used to defend herself, according to reports.
Officers were unable to locate Glover that night.
He turned himself in 24 hours later to the Aiken County Sheriff's Office.
Will Whaley is the crime and courts reporter for the Aiken Standard. He graduated from the University of North Alabama.