Delray Beach

Jury Recommends Life in Prison for Man in 2007 Coral Gables Jogger's Murder

A jury on Friday recommended life in prison for a man convicted of murdering a jogger in Coral Gables eight years ago.

Kendrick Silver was found guilty in August of first-degree murder and armed robbery in the 2007 murder of Jose Marchese.

The jury could have recommended the death penalty.

Prosecutors said Silver robbed Marchese at gun point, taking his cell phone. Marchese was out jogging and on his way to his Coral Gables apartment.

His wife, Gisele Campos-Marchese, held him in her arms as he died after staggering into the couple's bedroom.

Detectives were looking for Silver and another man after they allegedly shot and wounded three people at a pizzeria in Delray Beach. Police found them hiding out on a boat with two guns and Marchese's cell phone.

The other man, Oniel Pedley, is now in prison serving a life sentence.

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