Florida teen who fatally shot commissioner dad after insult over Megan Fox is guilty of murder

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Jason Beckman, now 21, who killed his father, South Miami city commissioner Jay Beckman, after his father joked that he couldn’t ‘handle’ the actress, faces life in prison.

Jason Beckman was found guilty of first degree murder in the death of his father, South Miami city commissioner Jay Beckman in April 2009.

A Florida teen who fatally shot his commissioner father in the face after the man allegedly joked that his son couldn’t “handle” actress Megan Fox has been found guilty of first-degree murder, the Miami Herald reports.

After deliberating for two hours, a jury convicted Jason Beckman just before 9 p.m. Monday in the shooting death of his father, South Miami city commissioner Jay Beckman, four years ago.

Beckman, who was 17 at the time of his father's death, faces life in prison.

Prosecutors described the then South Miami High School student as plotting out his father's death in great length long before carrying out the execution in his home as his father showered.

“He leveled that shotgun, aimed it and he fired,” prosecutor Gail Levine told the jury, the Herald reports.

Defense attorneys had argued that there were no witnesses to the man's death which they called an accident.

Immediately after Jay Beckman was shot, a neighbor reported hearing his son shout, “Oh my God, somebody call 911,” said Defense Attorney Herb Smith.

An inmate who testified against Jason Beckman, now 21, in November instead told the court that Beckman confessed to the crime while behind bars.

He said the fatal blow was over his father delivering a snarky insult over the sultry “Jennifer’s Body” star and Beckman's inability to get physical with her.