OH Man to Face Death Penalty: Prosecutors announced Tuesday that they are seeking the death penalty against an Ohio man accused of abducting and killing a young woman last month. Ryan Dunn of the Toledo Blade reports that a grand jury returned a 19-count indictment against James Worley, who faces an array of charges in the death of Sierah Joughin, 20. Joughin disappeared while riding her bike down a rural road and her remains were found three days later; she was handcuffed and had died of asphyxiation. An autopsy found no evidence of sexual assault. A search of Worley's property yielded a secret room in his barn, where authorities discovered restraints and a freezer with blood in it. He is charged with two counts each of aggravated murder, murder, abduction, felonious assault, aggravated robbery. The grand jury added four charges of kidnapping and single counts of possessing criminal tools, gross abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence. Prosecutors explained that although the indictment alleges multiple counts of several individual crimes, each is based on a different section of Ohio law. Worley previously served three years in prison after being convicted of abducting a 26-year-old woman in 1990.
AL Inmate who Shot at Cops Escapes from Jail: An Alabama man who was convicted last week of shooting at a sheriff's deputy escaped from jail Tuesday night. Fox News reports that Eric Washington, 23, overpowered staff members and stole a pair of keys before fleeing on foot. Authorities believe he may be armed with a shank. Washington was days away from being transferred to a state prison to serve a 30-year sentence for shooting at a sheriff's deputy during a police pursuit last year. He was initially charged with attempted murder but found guilty of second-degree assault and discharging a gun into an occupied vehicle. A manhunt for him is underway.
Two SC Teens Arrested for Fatal Shooting of Good Samaritan: Two teens are facing murder charges after one of them fatally shot a man who had just helped them pull an SUV from a ditch on a North Charleston road Monday night. Lindsey Bever of the Washington Post reports that Chadwick Garrett, 45, agreed to help Michael Odell Anthony Dupree-Tyler, 19, and Deon Antonio Frasier, 17, pull their SUV from a roadside ditch for a $20 fee, and was shot in the chest by Frasier when he was finished. Dupree-Tyler then drove he and Frasier away from the scene in the vehicle back to their apartment. Shortly after the shooting, a woman called the police to report that two teens had taken her SUV without permission, and provided the teens' description. Police responded, and the teens were taken into custody after a brief standoff and admitted to their respective roles in the crime. Both face a charge of murder, while Frasier faces an additional charge of possession of a firearm during a violent crime.
AL Inmate who Shot at Cops Escapes from Jail: An Alabama man who was convicted last week of shooting at a sheriff's deputy escaped from jail Tuesday night. Fox News reports that Eric Washington, 23, overpowered staff members and stole a pair of keys before fleeing on foot. Authorities believe he may be armed with a shank. Washington was days away from being transferred to a state prison to serve a 30-year sentence for shooting at a sheriff's deputy during a police pursuit last year. He was initially charged with attempted murder but found guilty of second-degree assault and discharging a gun into an occupied vehicle. A manhunt for him is underway.
Two SC Teens Arrested for Fatal Shooting of Good Samaritan: Two teens are facing murder charges after one of them fatally shot a man who had just helped them pull an SUV from a ditch on a North Charleston road Monday night. Lindsey Bever of the Washington Post reports that Chadwick Garrett, 45, agreed to help Michael Odell Anthony Dupree-Tyler, 19, and Deon Antonio Frasier, 17, pull their SUV from a roadside ditch for a $20 fee, and was shot in the chest by Frasier when he was finished. Dupree-Tyler then drove he and Frasier away from the scene in the vehicle back to their apartment. Shortly after the shooting, a woman called the police to report that two teens had taken her SUV without permission, and provided the teens' description. Police responded, and the teens were taken into custody after a brief standoff and admitted to their respective roles in the crime. Both face a charge of murder, while Frasier faces an additional charge of possession of a firearm during a violent crime.
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