WA Shooter could Face Death Penalty in Deaths of 3 Teens: A Washington state teen accused of gunning down three other teens last week was charged Tuesday with three counts of aggravated first-degree murder, charges that could result in a death sentence if convicted. KOMO reports that Allen Ivanov shot and killed his former girlfriend and two men, all 19, at a house party Friday night with an AR-15 rifle he had purchased a week prior. He told police that he was angry with his former girlfriend, with whom he had broken up with two months earlier, had moved on with her life and was dating other men. Ivanov faces additional charges of attempted first-degree murder and first-degree assault. Prosecutors have not said whether the death penalty will be sought against Ivanov if he is convicted. Capital punishment was suspended in the state two years ago by Gov. Jay Inslee.
TN man to Face Death Penalty in Deaths of 2 Young Sisters: A Tennessee man will face the death penalty at his trial next year in the 2014 deaths of two baby sisters who were just two-months and 13-months old. Allie Hinds of WJHL reports that Erick Eugene Jones Jr., who was on probation at the time of Kynsleigh Easterly and Trinity Tweed's deaths, faces two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of aggravated child abuse and aggravated child neglect, and two felony murder charges. Jones claims that on Dec. 16, 2014 after smoking marijuana and selling some cocaine he discoveried that Kynsleigh had no pulse. The police were not called until the following morning, and the girls were pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital. Their autopsies showed blunt force trauma led to their deaths. Jones' trial is set to begin May 22, 2017. The girls' mother, Kendra Tweed, is also charged with first-degree murder in the case.
Parents of Police Shooting Suspects Call Out BLM: The parents of two Pennsylvania teenagers charged with shooting at police officers last week believe they were motivated by the Black Lives Matter movement. The AP reports that Marquell Rentas, 17, and Trenton Nace, 18, fired several shots at police officers last Friday as the officers approached in their vehicles while responding to a report of shots fired at a cemetery. During his arrest, Rentas told officers, "I was shooting at you" and cursed at them. Lancaster County's district attorney said that the shooting does not appear to be racially motivated but believes it stems from anti-police rhetoric, which "creates a greater chance that to have individuals emboldened to take violent actions out on police." Rentas' mother and Nace's father made statements this week contending that the "irresponsible" Black Lives Matter movement influenced their sons' actions. The young men, who are cousins, face several charges, including attempted homicide of a law enforcement officer.
TN man to Face Death Penalty in Deaths of 2 Young Sisters: A Tennessee man will face the death penalty at his trial next year in the 2014 deaths of two baby sisters who were just two-months and 13-months old. Allie Hinds of WJHL reports that Erick Eugene Jones Jr., who was on probation at the time of Kynsleigh Easterly and Trinity Tweed's deaths, faces two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of aggravated child abuse and aggravated child neglect, and two felony murder charges. Jones claims that on Dec. 16, 2014 after smoking marijuana and selling some cocaine he discoveried that Kynsleigh had no pulse. The police were not called until the following morning, and the girls were pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital. Their autopsies showed blunt force trauma led to their deaths. Jones' trial is set to begin May 22, 2017. The girls' mother, Kendra Tweed, is also charged with first-degree murder in the case.
Parents of Police Shooting Suspects Call Out BLM: The parents of two Pennsylvania teenagers charged with shooting at police officers last week believe they were motivated by the Black Lives Matter movement. The AP reports that Marquell Rentas, 17, and Trenton Nace, 18, fired several shots at police officers last Friday as the officers approached in their vehicles while responding to a report of shots fired at a cemetery. During his arrest, Rentas told officers, "I was shooting at you" and cursed at them. Lancaster County's district attorney said that the shooting does not appear to be racially motivated but believes it stems from anti-police rhetoric, which "creates a greater chance that to have individuals emboldened to take violent actions out on police." Rentas' mother and Nace's father made statements this week contending that the "irresponsible" Black Lives Matter movement influenced their sons' actions. The young men, who are cousins, face several charges, including attempted homicide of a law enforcement officer.
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