After multiple delays and a failed plea deal, the trial of a man accused of gunning down an Atlanta hookah bar security guard after being kicked out of the venue is set to begin.

A man accused of killing a security guard almost three years ago has taken a plea deal.Damon Wilson pled guilty Monday to voluntary manslaughter and will serve 25 years in prison. Judge Belinda Edwards said she reluctantly accepted the recommended sentence calling it a “senseless crime.

Damon Wilson, 24, is on trial, accused of shooting a security guard at Encore Hookah Bar on Feb. 2022. That security guard was Ty Ross. He was 28 years old. He was engaged to marry Aaliyah Strong. “I’m hopeful that it will move forward so that we can get some closure going into 2025,” Strong said.