Hands Off Cain
OHIO·DEATH PENALTY·OCTOBER 23, 2003·1 MIN READ

An Ohio prisoner convicted of strangling his cellmate...

An Ohio prisoner convicted of strangling his cellmate has been sentenced to execution

An Ohio prisoner convicted of strangling his cellmate has been sentenced to execution. Timothy Hancock initially got a life sentence for the November 2000 slaying. But Warren County prosecutors appealed to demand stiffer punishment, and a new sentencing was ordered. The 33-year-old Hancock was convicted 2 years ago of killing 25-year-old cellmate Jason Wagner. They shared a cell at Warren Correctional Institution near Lebanon, about 25 miles north of Cincinnati. Hancock already was serving a life term for a 1990 murder.
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  • (Sources: Associated Press and WHIO tv news)