Topeka –A federal jury returned a verdict today convicting a Junction City man of murdering a woman to keep her from giving information to federal law enforcement officers about his involvement in drug trafficking.

Marcus D. Roberson, 32, Junction City, was convicted on one count of murder in the March 3, 2010, shooting of Crystal Fisher, one count of conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine, one count of conspiracy to distribute powder cocaine.

During trial, prosecutors presented evidence that Roberson lured the 25 year old Fisher to a location near an alley in central Junction City where he shot her four times at close range. Her body was found seated in the driver’s side of her vehicle in the 700 block of West 11th Street in Junction City. The murder weapon, a .40 caliber pistol, was found in the pond behind Walmart in Junction City.

Prosecutors also presented evidence of Roberson’s involvement in a drug trafficking organization that distributed powder and crack cocaine in and throughout the Junction City area.

Sentencing will be set for a later date. He faces a maximum penalty of life imprisonment on the murder count as well as the drug counts, and a fine of up to $10 million on each of the drug counts.