Syracuse, N.Y. — An Onondaga County jury heard opening statements Wednesday in the trial of a Syracuse man accused of killing a man with a golf club.

Timothy D. Palms , 48, is facing 25 years in prison if convicted of manslaughter and weapon charges in the death of John D. Colucci, 62.

Palms is accused of striking Colucci during an argument on March 1, 2023 at 134 Gertrude St., Syracuse. He died in the hospital more than 100 days after the assault.

In court Wednesday, prosecutor Rob Moran told the jury that witnesses heard a thud when Palms hit Colucci with the golf club.

Moran said Palms “cracked” Colucci over the head, causing a fractured skull and a mass that formed between the skull and brain.

Moran showed the jury a video of Palms being interviewed by investigators on July 6, 20

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