Florida man faces death penalty after jury finds him guilty of killing childhood friend in storage unit

DEBARY, Fla. (TCD) -- A jury convicted a man this week of fatally shooting his childhood friend in a storage unit where the man was staying in 2019. The Florida State Attorney’s Office for the 7th Circuit announced Thursday, Jan. 11, that Julio Rivera was found guilty of first-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in connection with Roberto Ovalle’s death. Rivera’s sentencing is scheduled to begin Tuesday, Jan. 16, and he could face the death penalty. According to the state attorney’s office, on Dec. 8, 2019, Rivera and his childhood friend, Ovalle, met