Man Convicted of Mugs & Jugs Parking Lot Murder Denied Retrial

Escambia County, FL (Newsradio 92.3) -- A judge has denied a motion for a new trial for a man convicted of murdering a woman outside Mugs and Jugs last year. The Pensacola News Journal reports that Circuit Judge Amy Brodersen rejected Christian Ketchup's request for a retrial, saying he received a fair trial. Ketchup was convicted of second-degree murder for fatally shooting Tierra Binion ten times in the bar's parking lot in August 2023. His attorney argued the trial was unjust, but the judge disagreed. Ketchup faces up to life in prison at his sentencing hearing next week.