FOLEY, Ala. — A Baldwin County jury on Monday found 28-year-old Jeffrey Woodrow Kinsey of Foley guilty of manslaughter in the shooting death of his ex-girlfriend over three years ago.

Kinsey was originally charged with capital murder following his arrest on Dec. 12, 2005, in connection with the shooting death of Heather Michelle Nelson, 28, of Lay Lane.

On the date of the shooting, Foley police received a cellular telephone call concerning a shooting in the area of Pecan Street and Lay Lane. When officers arrived at the scene, two vehicles were stopped in the roadway and Kinsey was performing CPR on Nelson, who was lying in the road and suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest.

At the time, Foley police said the shooting was the result of a domestic incident. Nelson’s 2-year-old son was in the car with her when she was shot. The child was uninjured.

“District Attorney Judy Newcomb prosecuted the case as well as it could be prosecuted,” said Lt. David White, lead investigator at Foley Police Department, and one of four FPD officers to testify during the week long trial.

“I’m happy it’s over and hopefully the family can move on.”

Former Foley Police Chief Tim Bryan was also a witness during the trial.

“It took a long time for the jury to go through the evidence. We respect the jury’s decision,” White said.

According to White, the key issue in the trial was whether or not Nelson’s shooting was accidental; whether Nelson and Kinsey were struggling over the gun when it went off.

Kinsey’s defense lawyer pointed out that Kinsey called 911 following the shooting and performed CPR on her.

The jury, which deliberated on Friday afternoon, April 3, and Monday, April 6, didn’t buy the accident idea, however, and returned the manslaughter conviction.

“There were a lot of exhibits and photographs and maps of the area and a lot of physical evidence to be considered,” White said.

Manslaughter is a Class B felony in Alabama punishable by not more than 20 years in prison or less than two years.

Kinsey is scheduled for sentencing on May 27.