The Latest: Gov. takes case from non-death-penalty lawyer
Source: Associated Press
Aug 19, 2017 Updated 25 min ago
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) The Latest on police officers shot in Florida (all times local):
8:30 p.m.
Florida's governor has issued an executive order reassigning the case of a man accused of killing two police officers from the top prosecutor who says she is no longer seeking the death penalty.
Gov. Rick Scott issued the order Saturday evening, taking the case of Everett Miller from State Attorney Aramis Ayala.
Sgt. Sam Howard and Officer Matthew Baxter of the Kissimmee Police Department were shot late Friday in the district covered by Ayala.
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pangaia
(24,324 posts)Now I'll have to leave a light on to go to sleep..
Liberalagogo
(1,770 posts)WhoIsNumberNone
(7,875 posts)I mean, were they trying to arrest him? Had he actually done anything? Was it really first degree, or is it just so they can get the death penalty because the people he shot were cops?