Watkins Convicted Of Second Degree Murder

After three days of testimony and three hours of deliberation, a jury found Jonathan Armstrong Watkins, 36, of Natural Bridge, guilty of murder in the second degree and use of a firearm in the commission of murder in the death of Katrina Leeann Dudley on Dec. 10, 2021. The verdict came Friday afternoon, concluding a week-long trial in Rockbridge County Circuit Court. Watkins had been charged with murder in the first degree.