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Pike County massacre trial: George Wagner IV found guilty of 22 counts including aggravated murder

Pike County massacre trial: George Wagner IV found guilty of 22 counts including aggravated murder
>> WHAT ELSE CAN YOU SAY? A REALLY DRAMATIC DAY HERE IN WAVERLEY, THE RODEN FAMILY AND THOSE WHO DIED IN APRIL OF 2016 ARE REACTING WITH A SENSE OF RELIEF. THEY BELIEVE JUSTICE WAS SERVED. YOU HEARD ONE MORE, THAT IS CODY , THE BROTHER OF CHRIS, ONE OF THE EIGHT VICTIMS, ONE MORE TO GO, THAT IS BILLY, THE DAD OF JAKE AND GEORGE AND THEIR MOTHER ANGELA ARE ACCUSED OF THIS CRIME. LET US TALK ABOUT THE JURY DELIBERATIONS AND THEN WE KNEW THAT THERE WAS A VERDICT, I WAS IN THE COURTROOM WHEN IT WAS READ ALOUD, LOVED ONES OF THE FAMILIES HELD HANDS, AND EXPRESSED RELIEF, YOU COULD TELL IT WAS PALPABLE. AS YOU MENTION, THIS IS A CASE THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE MID-SEPTEMBER, A PAINSTAKING AMOUNT OF DETAIL, EIGHT VICTIMS, A LOT TO CONSIDER, THEY MANAGED TO GET IN THE JURY ROOM AND THE CAME TO THE VERDICT. THEY CAME TO THE DECISION THAT GEORGE WAGNER IV WAS GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS. THEY DID NOT BUY THAT HE WAS ASLEEP ON THE NIGHT OF THE MASSACRE. SOME OF THE HOOPS THAT THE STATE바카라 게임 웹사이트S CASE HAD TO JUMP THROUGH. >> YOU GUYS HAVE TRUSTED US WITH YOUR LIVES AND THE LIVES OF YOUR LOVED ONES. WE KNOW THE VERDICT IS NOT BRINGING YOUR LOVED ONES BACK, WE KNOW THAT. I DO HOPE IT GIVES YOU SOME SEMBLANCE OF PEACE THAT ANOTHER ONE OF THE PEOPLE MONSTERS OFFENDED THIS YOUR FAMILY HAVE BEEN HELD ACCOUNTABLE. >> EVEN MONSTERS IS A POWERFUL STATEMENT FROM THE PROSECUTOR. SHE PROSECUTED THIS CASE ALONG WITH AMY WILSON AND ROB, ACHIEVING THE GUILTY VERDICT AND AFTERWARDS AS MENTIONED, TONY RODEN WAS WILLING TO SHARE SOME THOUGHTS AND GET SOME THINGS OFF HIS CHEST ABOUT HIS VIEW OF THE VERDICT. VERY GRACIOUS MAN, CONSIDERING WHAT HE AND HIS FAMILY HAVE ENDURED THROUGH THIS ENTIRE TIME SINCE THAT DAY BACK IN APRIL OF 2016. HERE IS WHAT HE HAD TO SAY. >> WE ARE ONE STEP CLOSER. >> ONE STEP CLOSER, THAT IS REFERRING TO JUSTICE AND BRUTALITY. THAT IS THE DAD OF GEORGE AND JAKE -- THE FATHER OF GEORGE AND JAKE IS EXPECTED TO GO TO TRIAL AND A DEAL MAY TRANSPIRE BETWEEN NOW AND THE SCHEDULED TRIAL. IT HAS BEEN QUITE A JOURNEY FOR THE6 --RODEN FAMILY LOVED ONES. MANY DEVASTATED BY THE OFFENSE BACK IN 2016. IT HAS BEEN AN EXTRAORDINARY ELITE LONGTIME.
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Pike County massacre trial: George Wagner IV found guilty of 22 counts including aggravated murder
The jury in the murder trial of George Wagner IV has reached a verdict Wednesday. After more than two and a half months of testimony, the jury took less than eight hours to deliberate. Wagner has been found guilty of all charges including eight counts of aggravated murder. (You can watch the full verdict reading in the player below.)Last week, the judge agreed to remove the death penalty in the case. Prosecutors spent the last two-and-a-half months trying to prove Wagner is guilty of participating in the murder of eight members of the Rhoden family in April 2016.Prosecutor Andy Wilson told jurors during closing arguments they can reach a guilty verdict even if they don't believe Wagner pulled the trigger.Wagner was indicted on 22 counts including eight counts of aggravated murder, four counts of aggravated burglary, three counts of tampering with evidence, one count of conspiracy, one count of unlawful possession of dangerous ordinance, one count of forgery, one count of unauthorized use of computer or telecommunications, one count of interception of wire, oral or electronic communications, one count of obstructing justice and one count of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity. Wagner will appear in court for sentencing in the next few weeks. An exact date for the sentencing trial has not been determined. The judge cautioned jurors about public statements about the case now that the verdict has been read. Wagner's demeanor in court was described as stoic as the verdict was read aloud in the courtroom. Members of the Rhoden family could be seen crying and hugging each other after the verdict was announced. The victims' cousin Tony Rhoden Sr. spoke after the trial, thanking Pike County community members for standing by his family through this tragedy.Ohio leaders commented on the trial's outcome, praising the work of criminal investigators. 바카라 게임 웹사이트This case was a test of BCI바카라 게임 웹사이트s abilities, and BCI passed it with flying colors,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Yost said. 바카라 게임 웹사이트Today바카라 게임 웹사이트s jury verdict puts the stamp of approval on the bureau바카라 게임 웹사이트s work," Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said. "I am grateful for the untold hours, days and weeks that our investigators and forensic scientists dedicated to this case 바카라 게임 웹사이트 it reinforces the team바카라 게임 웹사이트s dogged determination to secure justice for the victims and their families.바카라 게임 웹사이트Ohio Governor Mike DeWine held a press conference about the case Wednesday evening. DeWine, who was the State Attorney General at the time of the crime, said he was very satisfied with the outcome of the first trial in this case. "From the day of the crime, I was convinced we were going to solve these cases," DeWine said. "I believe it's one of the most complicated cases in BCI history and it's a testament to how investigator stuck with it."

The jury in the murder trial of George Wagner IV has reached a verdict Wednesday.

After more than two and a half months of testimony, the jury took less than eight hours to deliberate.

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Wagner has been found guilty of all charges including eight counts of aggravated murder.

(You can watch the full verdict reading in the player below.)

Last week, the judge agreed to remove the death penalty in the case.

Prosecutors spent the last two-and-a-half months trying to prove Wagner is guilty of participating in the murder of eight members of the Rhoden family in April 2016.

Prosecutor Andy Wilson told jurors during closing arguments they can reach a guilty verdict even if they don't believe Wagner pulled the trigger.

Wagner was indicted on 22 counts including eight counts of aggravated murder, four counts of aggravated burglary, three counts of tampering with evidence, one count of conspiracy, one count of unlawful possession of dangerous ordinance, one count of forgery, one count of unauthorized use of computer or telecommunications, one count of interception of wire, oral or electronic communications, one count of obstructing justice and one count of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity.

Wagner will appear in court for sentencing in the next few weeks. An exact date for the sentencing trial has not been determined.

The judge cautioned jurors about public statements about the case now that the verdict has been read.

Wagner's demeanor in court was described as stoic as the verdict was read aloud in the courtroom.

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Members of the Rhoden family could be seen crying and hugging each other after the verdict was announced.

The victims' cousin Tony Rhoden Sr. spoke after the trial, thanking Pike County community members for standing by his family through this tragedy.

Ohio leaders commented on the trial's outcome, praising the work of criminal investigators.

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Ohio Governor Mike DeWine held a press conference about the case Wednesday evening. DeWine, who was the State Attorney General at the time of the crime, said he was very satisfied with the outcome of the first trial in this case.

"From the day of the crime, I was convinced we were going to solve these cases," DeWine said. "I believe it's one of the most complicated cases in BCI history and it's a testament to how investigator stuck with it."