Rodrick Taylor, charged with killing a former Milton cheerleader who resisted his advances, was convicted today of second-degree murder by a Suffolk Superior Court jury. He will be sentenced Monday.

The Suffolk County DA's office had sought a first-degree conviction in connection with the April 28, 2006 death of Dominique Samuels. They charged that after murdering Samuels, Taylor stuffed her body in her own closet for a few days before deciding to drag it down to Franklin Park and set it on fire in an attempt to destroy evidence.