A Homewood man will serve the rest of his life in prison after a jury on Wednesday found him guilty of first-degree murder.
Preslin Turner,37, will be sentenced by Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Simquita Bridges within 90 days.
The penalty for first-degree murder in Pennsylvania is mandatory life in prison with no chance for parole.
Turner was charged with killing Therreus Lindsey, 27, and wounding the man’s identical twin brother, Darius Lindsey, at their home on Mt. Vernon Street in Homewood on March 7, 2025.
Prosecutors told the jury that Turner had been arguing with the Lindseys’ mother that night when the twins stepped in.
The argument turned physical, and Darius Lindsey admitted to putting a choke hold on Turner. He told the jury he released Turner after his brother told him to let him go, and the fight ended.
Darius Lindsey testified that Turner then went upstairs to his third-floor bedroom, retrieved a gun and returned a short time later to the first floor.
Turner shot Darius Lindsey in the back and then shot Therreus Lindsey twice — once in the back and once in the arm, according to the prosecution.
Darius Lindsey fled out the back door of the house and collapsed.
Therreus Lindsey died from his injuries.
At trial, defense attorney Aaron Sontz told the jury his client acted in self-defense.
Turner testified on his own behalf and said both of the Lindsey brothers at one point were choking him during the fight.
He said he felt his body going limp and thought he was going to die. Turner also claimed he had his gun on him during the fight and fired it after escaping the choke hold.
During closing arguments, however, Allegheny County Deputy District Attorney Ryan Kiray discounted Turner’s self-defense claim, repeatedly reminding the jury that both victims were shot in the back — and that after Therreus Lindsey was wounded on the floor, Turner shot him a second time.