Jury Finds Black Burglar Guilty for Murder of White Man
Sun-Sentinel
August 31, 2015
A Broward jury issued a split decision Friday, convicting one of the men accused of killing Fort Lauderdale resident Nelson Heck during a 2011 burglary attempt while setting a second man free.
Volvick Vassor, 23, was immediately sentenced to a mandatory term of life in prison.
His co-defendant, accused gunman Rivky Tamar, 25, was found not guilty.
Tamar applauded after the verdict was read, and defense lawyer George Reres embraced him.
Vassor was handcuffed and returned to the Broward Main Jail. From there he will be transferred to state prison.
Heck, 66, had been burglarized the day before, so he was armed and ready when four men came to his door on Nov. 15, 2011.