After a three-month-long trial, closing arguments were presented in court Thursday in the trial of Sherhaun Brown. Sherhaun Brown, 34, of Palm Springs, is accused of the horrific murder of Kristy Vert in May 2007. He is accused of brutally raping and slashing the throat of Vert’s daughter-in-law, who, with her two young sons, lived with Vert in the 57000 block of Canterbury Street in Yucca Mesa. After the attacks, Brown is accused of stealing the rape victim’s car. He and the car were spotted later the same day by Sheriff’s deputies in Moreno Valley, where he was arrested. If convicted, Sherhaun Brown could face the death penalty. Because the Joshua Tree courthouse is not set up to handle death penalty cases, Sherhaun Brown’s trial was moved to Victorville.
