Two Convicted In 2017 Murder Of Federal Hill Bartender

A jury has convicted a couple on trial for the killing of a Baltimore bartender.

Marquese Winston was found guilty on second-degree murder and four handgun charges. Tonya Hayes guilty on just two handgun counts.

Winston: Guilty 2nd degree murder and 4 handgun charges. Tonya Hayes guilty on just 2 handgun counts https://t.co/ICNCojqhOj — Kate Amara (@kateamaraWBAL) April 5, 2019

They faced 22 different charges. The jurors declined to agree to a first-degree murder charge for Winston. They spent nine hours deliberating over three days.

"My client was found guilty of two counts of handgun possession, and that's all I'm going to say at this point out of respect for the family," said Natalie Finegar, Hayes' attorney.

"I think it spoke for itself. We look forward to filing an appeal on behalf of Mr. Winston," said Julie Shapiro, Winston's attorney.

Hayes and Winston went to trial.

Thiru Vignarajah, a former prosecutor and friend of Wroblewski's family, talks to Brett Hollander about the verdicts:

"The family is so grateful to all of the support from the community and from all of Alex's friends and loved ones. I think everyone is grateful that there's a measure of closure. They're grateful there's a unanimous verdict. They're grateful that all of the people responsible for this terrible crime are going to spend time in jail. They're grateful for the state fighting for them. And they know that Alex was here watching and is grateful for the whole city, for the whole community in making sure they remember him and how much he mattered to all of them," said Thiru Vignarajah, a friend of the family.

Hayes, Winston and Tivontre Mouzon were charged in the November 2017 killing of Alex Wroblewski, 41, a Locust Point native who worked as a bartender at The Rowhouse Grille in Federal Hill.

Mouzon, who is Hayes' son, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit robbery with the use of a deadly weapon.

Wroblewski was fatally shot after leaving a Royal Farms store in the 400 block of Lawrence Street in south Baltimore.