The judge has agreed to remove the death penalty for George Wagner IV in his trial for the Pike County massacre. Jurors won't return to court until next week, however the judge is still hearing arguments from attorney's on other motions in the case. Prosecutors agreed in September not to seek the death penalty against Wagner and his father, who will be tried later, in a deal with the other two family members who agreed to testify. Special Prosecutor Angela Canepa moved Tuesday for dismissal of the capital punishment specifications, saying the action was 바카라 게임 웹사이트�not a merit-based decision.바카라 게임 웹사이트� Wagner is not accused of having shot anyone but is alleged to have planned, carried out and covered up the slayings, which authorities say stemmed from a custody dispute.Canepa has alleged that Wagner was with his brother and his father when they drove to locations where the victims were killed, went inside with the pair and helped his brother move two of the bodies.Wagner, however, testified that he was at home sleeping on the night of the murders. He said he learned that the Rhodens were dead from TV reports, calling the news 바카라 게임 웹사이트�heartbreaking.바카라 게임 웹사이트� On cross-examination, Canepa attacked his credibility, citing inconsistencies between his testimony and his 2017 statements to authorities.Removing the death penalty has been a common theme among the Wagner defenses. George's brother, Jake, who plead guilty to a number of crimes and testified against George, exchanged for dropping the possibility of execution. In his testimony, Jake admitted he killed five of the eight victims and implicated their father in the other three slayings. He said he felt he had no choice but to kill the mother of his toddler daughter because he feared for the girl바카라 게임 웹사이트�s safety.George and Jake's mother, Angela, also plead guilty to charges to avoid the death penalty. Angela pleaded guilty to helping plan the slayings but blamed the massacre on her husband, George 바카라 게임 웹사이트�Billy바카라 게임 웹사이트� Wagner III. She said he believed the other family would seek revenge for the woman바카라 게임 웹사이트�s death and would kill Jake 바카라 게임 웹사이트�if not all of us,바카라 게임 웹사이트� so the rest of her family 바카라 게임 웹사이트�had to be murdered.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Wagner has pleaded not guilty to all charges.Jurors will be told about the decision before closing arguments begin Monday and Tuesday. The prosecution and the defense rested their cases Friday. Closing arguments are set to begin next week.George Wagner III has pleaded not guilty and likely won바카라 게임 웹사이트�t go on trial until next year.The Associated Press contributed to this report.