Fla. to seek death for 4 accused of killing couple

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Prosecutors said Monday they will seek the death penalty for four of eight people charged in the killings of a Panhandle couple known for adopting children with autism, Down syndrome and other special needs.
In a brief statement, State Attorney Bill Eddins said he had filed notices to seek death for the accused ring leader, 35-year-old Leonard Patrick Gonzalez Jr.; 28-year-old Donnie Ray Stallworth; 41-year-old Wayne Thomas Coldiron; and 19-year-old Frederick Lee Thornton Jr.

More at link:
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=157&sid=8282705
 
Prosecutors said Monday they will seek the death penalty for four of eight people charged in the killings of a Panhandle couple known for adopting children with autism, Down syndrome and other special needs.
In a brief statement, State Attorney Bill Eddins said he had filed notices to seek death for the accused ring leader, 35-year-old Leonard Patrick Gonzalez Jr.; 28-year-old Donnie Ray Stallworth; 41-year-old Wayne Thomas Coldiron; and 19-year-old Frederick Lee Thornton Jr.

More at link:
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=157&sid=8282705

Two missing from the list are Sumner and Gonzalez Sr. I wonder why? Perhaps because they cooperated?
 
Two missing from the list are Sumner and Gonzalez Sr. I wonder why? Perhaps because they cooperated?

The four have pleaded not guilty to first degree murder. Three others who have also been charged with first degree murder – Leonard Gonzalez Sr., Gary Sumner and Rakeem Florence (a minor)- but state attorney will not seek the death penalty against them. Lenny Gonzalez (father of Patrick) and Sumner allegedly drove the getaway vehicles.

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Two missing from the list are Sumner and Gonzalez Sr. I wonder why? Perhaps because they cooperated?

Possibly because Gonzalez, Sr. did cooperate. If memory serves me correctly, at the very beginning Eddins even asked for a reduction (at the time there was a bond on Gonzalez) when Gonzalez first came before the judge. Quite unusual request from a state's attorney to a judge. The judge went the opposite direction. Sumner, I'm not sure.
 

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