A Coweta County jury on February 11 found William Brannon Owens, 40, of Newnan, guilty of felony murder and multiple other charges in the September 20, 2024 shooting death of 28-year-old Olivia Robinson at Oz Tactical in downtown Newnan.
Following a seven-day trial, Coweta Judicial Circuit Superior Court Judge W. Travis Sakrison sentenced Owens to life in prison with the possibility of parole, followed by 15 additional years.
The jury convicted Owens of felony murder, two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, three counts of involuntary manslaughter, discharging a firearm under the influence, reckless conduct, pointing a pistol at another, furnishing a pistol to a minor, and two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.
According to evidence presented at trial, Newnan Police officers responded to Oz Tactical at 1 East Court Square at approximately 9: 17 p.m. during the city’s Fall Art Walk after two 911 callers reported that a woman had shot herself in the back of the store.
Officers found Robinson deceased in a back office from a single gunshot wound to the face. Owens, who owne