Nicholas Kassotis found guilty on all counts in unanimous decision

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - A jury has reached a verdict in the trial of Nicholas Kassotis.

Nicholas Kassotis has been found guilty on all 12 counts, including felony murder and malice murder.

• Count 1: Malice murder — guilty
• Count 2: Felony murder — guilty
• Count 3: Aggravated assault — guilty
• Count 4: Concealing death — guilty
• Count 5: Possession of a knife during a felony — guilty
• Counts 6-10: Possession of a tool during a crime — guilty (x5)
• Count 11: Removal of body parts from the scene of a crime — guilty
• Count 12: Tampering with evidence — guilty

The jury decision was unanimous.

Kassotis blinked slowly as the verdict was read, while others in the courtroom could not hold back tears.

Witnesses and counsel addressed the courtroom and Kassotis before the sentencing was administered.

The state argued that Kassotis should remain in jail for the rest of his life, while the defense argued for rehabilitation and a life sentence with the possibility of parole.

Kassotis declined to address the court.

Nicholas Kassotis was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole plus an additional 25 consecutive years.

“This case has revealed a level of depravity that truly shocks the conscience,” the judge said before delivering the sentence.

Wednesday was the final day of testimony in the case against Nicholas Kassotis, the 43-year-old man accused of killing and dismembering his wife, Mindi Mebane Kassotis.