A Santa Barbara County Superior Court jury convicted a Washington man of first-degree murder for a fatal shooting in Santa Maria two years ago.
Ron Dolph Tutay, 29, from the state of Washington was arrested following the July 2, 2022, nighttime fatal shooting of Gerald Williams, 55, outside the Louie B’s bar on East Main Street.
Williams, a Navy veteran, was shot once in the back and pronounced dead at the hospital despite lifesaving efforts. At the time of the shooting, police said the man was from Texas although others claimed he lived on the Central Coast…