Rockingham County Circuit Judge John McGrath sentenced Ivan Teleguz to death for ordering the July 23...
Rockingham County Circuit Judge John McGrath sentenced Ivan Teleguz to death for ordering the July 23...
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Rockingham County Circuit Judge John McGrath sentenced Ivan Teleguz to death for ordering the July 23, 2001 murder of his ex-girlfriend, Stephanie Sipe, because he was angry about child support payments.
During trial, Michael Hetrick, 31, said he killed Sipe and testified that Teleguz paid him $2,500 for the job. His alleged accomplice, Edward L. Gilkes Jr., 27, also testified against Teleguz.
Gilkes is serving 15 years in prison for his part in the murder-for-hire plot. Hetrick's attorneys are negotiating a plea agreement with prosecutors.
Teleguz, 27, is headed to the custody of the Department of Corrections and to Sussex 1 - the state prison that houses death-row inmates.
During trial, Michael Hetrick, 31, said he killed Sipe and testified that Teleguz paid him $2,500 for the job. His alleged accomplice, Edward L. Gilkes Jr., 27, also testified against Teleguz.
Gilkes is serving 15 years in prison for his part in the murder-for-hire plot. Hetrick's attorneys are negotiating a plea agreement with prosecutors.
Teleguz, 27, is headed to the custody of the Department of Corrections and to Sussex 1 - the state prison that houses death-row inmates.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Daily News-Record, 25/07/2006)
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