Attorneys Make Closing Statements In Randall Woodley Trial

The defense and prosecution made their closing statements in the Friday morning and both side acknowledged that the jury's decision will come down to who they believe.

Either the jury will believe the reported victims, two brothers who said Woodley intimidated them and forced them to chauffer him from the Mentor to a bar in Collinwood.

Or the jury will believe Woodley, who said that he paid the boys $20 to drive him. He also said that the older brother asked him if he could get him "some smoke" in Collinwood and, afterward, the brothers lied to their parents and police so they wouldn't get in trouble.

"It's a credibility issue. Bottom line," Lake County Assistant Prosecutor Mark Bartolotta said.

Both Bartolotta and Woodley's attorney, Aaron Baker, said the other's argument doesn't make sense.

On the way to Cleveland, Woodley and the brothers -- who were 18 and 12, respectively -- stopped at BP to get gas. While at the BP, Woodley went inside, purportedly to urinate.

"What abductor does this?" Baker said. "He left them alone at BP in the car with the keys."

"Are Randy's actions the actions of an abductor or an unsophisticated man who had too much to drink?"

In turn, Bartolotta said older brother was afraid to leave because the car was low on gas and he was concerned they wouldn't be able to escape far enough.

Bartolotta also said that Baker and Woodley, who testified Thursday, never answered the question as to why the boys would lie about what happened.

"Did these two brothers conspire together to stick it to Randall Woodley? That doesn't make sense," Bartolotta said. "Why would they do it?"

Woodley is also accused of flashing a handgun handle that the younger brother saw. The older brother, however, testified that he didn't see the gun.

"If they were making it up, wouldn't (the older brother) say, 'I saw (the gun) too?'" Bartolotta said.

Woodley faces four counts of abduction and a charge each of carrying a concealed weapon and having a weapon under a disability. If convicted of all charges he could face up to 26 1/2 years in prison.

His trial began .

The jury began deliberating at about noon Friday.