TOLEDO, Ohio — A 41-year-old man charged in a December 2021 homicide in a west Toledo hotel was found not guilty by a Lucas County jury Thursday.
Antwuan Lawson was charged in the strangulation death of William Williams, 53, who was found dead in Relax Inn on Telegraph Road on Dec. 12, 2021.
Sara Bowlus-Houck was also charged with murder in the case and will appear in the Lucas County Common Pleas court on Feb. 9 for a pretrial hearing. Her trial is scheduled for Feb. 14.
According to an affidavit, the victim was strangled and Bowlus-Houck was found with Williams' credit cards and other belongings.