Emanuel Lopes

This is a very emotional time for everyone but with this guilty verdict, the family can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Follow NBC10 Boston on…
Instagram: instagram.com/nbc10boston
TikTok: tiktok.com/@nbc10boston
Facebook: facebook.com/NBC10Boston
X: twitter.com/NBC10Boston

The second jury deliberating the case of Emanuel Lopes in the 2018 double killing of Weymouth Police Sgt. Michael Chesna and bystander Vera Adams found him guilty of all charges, including first- and second-degree murder. (Note: about 20 seconds of silence in the courtroom at the start of the hearing were edited out of this video.) 

Lopes is accused of attacking 42-year-old Chesna with a rock while being arrested for driving erratically and vandalizing a home. Prosecutors said that during a struggle with the police sergeant, Lopes took Chesna’s gun and shot him eight times in the chest and head. Lopes is then accused of shooting Adams, who was nearby in her home’s sunroom.