A jury returned guilty verdicts in the trial of Maximo Santiago, 72, of Atlantic City. Santiago was convicted of murder, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and certain persons not to possess a weapon after a weeklong trial. According to officials, following an argument on September 12, 2020, Santiago shot and killed Marketa Thorpe, 32, with a rifle on Belfield Avenue in Atlantic City. Santiago and Thorpe had previously been in a relationship and had known each other for many years. Authorities said the case was investigated by the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and the Atlantic City Police Department. The article states Santiago was to be sentenced on April 20, 2020, and that he faces life in prison with a mandatory 30 years of parole ineligibility on the murder conviction.