SAGINAW, MI — Kenneth T. Bluew will spend the rest of his life in prison after a jury this afternoon convicted him of murdering Jennifer Webb, the woman who was eight months pregnant with his son.

After deliberating for about two hours, the jury of seven women and five men convicted Bluew, 37, of first-degree premeditated murder in Webb's Aug. 30, 2011, death at North Outer and Hack in Buena Vista Township.

The charge carries a mandatory penalty of life in prison without the possibility of parole.

After listening to about three hours of closing arguments regarding whether Kenneth T. Bluew killed Jennifer Webb, the 12 jurors today exited Saginaw County Circuit Judge Darnell Jackson's courtroom about 1:45 p.m. to begin deliberating.

Saginaw County Prosecutor Michael D. Thomas delivered a 55-minute closing argument, telling the jury there was “overwhelming” evidence that Bluew planned to kill Webb, who planned to name her son Braxton. Bluew's attorney, Rod O'Farrell, spent 80 minutes arguing that the Michigan State Police's investigation was flawed and that Webb committed suicide. Thomas followed with a rebuttal argument that lasted about 30 minutes.

Prior to the closing arguments, Bluew elected against testifying on his own behalf.

The jury also convicted Bluew, who lived in Saginaw Township, of assaulting a pregnant individual intentionally causing miscarriage or stillbirth of a fetus or embryo and two counts of possessing a firearm during the commission of a felony.

A sentencing date is not yet set.

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