A Scott County Virginia Jury Has Convicted A Hawkins County Man In The Death Of A Man He Claimed Was Having A Relationship With His Wife In 2018. 48 Year Old John Robert Martin Was Found Guilty Of First Degree Murder And Use Of A Firearm In The Commission Of A Felony. The Commonwealth Presented Evidence That Martin Killed Nicholas Pierce Aka Nicholas Salerno. Martin Shot Nicholas Multiple Times In The Yuma Section Of Scott County. He Then Drove Back To Hawkins County, Allegedly Tied Up His Wife And Showed Her Pictures Of What He Had Done To Nicholas. Martin Previously Plead Guilty In Hawkins County To The Abduction Of His Wife. He Will Be Sentenced In Scott County Circuit Court On November 3rd.