Teen convicted in shooting death of St. Augustine store clerk

BACKGROUND: Murdered store clerk had recently gotten married 

Sergio Morgan-Wideman, the teen accused of shooting St. Augustine store clerk Malav Desai in 2005, was convicted Thursday of first-degree murder.

Morgan-Wideman, 17, was also convicted of two counts of aggravated assault and one count of robbery.

The jury deliberated for four hours.

Friends said Malav Desai was working his regular 12-hour shift in May 2015 when Morgan-Wideman came through the door with a handgun at approximately 2 p.m. Desai was shot seconds later.

Desai's friends said he relocated to St. Augustine from Jacksonville earlier in 2015 had been excited for his upcoming wedding.

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