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Judge keeps death penalty chance for man accused in 8 deaths

FILE—This undated file image released by the Ohio Attorney General's office, shows George Wagner IV, one of four family members that had been arrested in the slayings of eight members of one family in rural Ohio in 2016. Ohio Judge Randy Deering on Wednesday Dec. 22, 2021, denied a request by lawyers for Wagner to dismiss his aggravated murder charges, thereby keeping the death penalty on the table for the man accused in the slayings of eight people from a single family. The lawyers said Wagner's brother, who pleaded guilty this year in the shootings, admitted to killing five of the victims and that George Wagner IV didn't kill anyone. (Ohio Attorney General's office via AP, File) FILE—In this file photo from Nov. 28, 2018, George Wagner IV walks into the courtroom at the Pike County Courthouse for his arraignment in Waverly, Ohio. Wagner, his parents and brother were charged in the 2016 shootings of eight members of the Rhoden family. Ohio Judge Randy Deering on Wednesday Dec. 22, 2021, denied a request by lawyers for Wagner to dismiss his aggravated murder charges, thereby keeping the death penalty on the table for the man accused in the slayings of eight people from a single family. The lawyers said Wagner's brother, who pleaded guilty this year in the shootings, admitted to killing five of the victims and that George Wagner IV didn't kill anyone. (Robert McGraw//The Chillicothe Gazette via AP, Pool, File) FILE—In this file photo from Nov. 28, 2018, George Wagner IV, center, is escorted out of the courtroom after his arraignment at the Pike County Courthouse, in Waverly, Ohio. Wagner, his parents and brother were charged in the 2016 shootings of eight members of the Rhoden family. Ohio Judge Randy Deering on Wednesday Dec. 22, 2021, denied a request by lawyers for Wagner to dismiss his aggravated murder charges, thereby keeping the death penalty on the table for the man accused in the slayings of eight people from a single family. The lawyers said Wagner's brother, who pleaded guilty this year in the shootings, admitted to killing five of the victims and that George Wagner IV didn't kill anyone.(Robert McGraw//The Chillicothe Gazette via AP, Pool, File)
Judge keeps death penalty chance for man accused in 8 deaths