the jury that convicted Wayne Powell of setting a fire that killed...
the jury that convicted Wayne Powell of setting a fire that killed 4 people decided this evening that he should receive the death penalty.
the jury that convicted Wayne Powell of setting a fire that killed 4 people decided this evening that he should receive the death penalty.
Powell, 43, was convicted Tuesday in Lucas County Common Pleas Court in the deaths Nov. 11 of 2 women and 2 children.
Killed in the blaze were Mary Rose McCollum, 33; her mother, Rose Mary McCollum, 52, and 2 children, Ms. McCollum’s adopted son, Jamal, 4, and her cousin, Sanaa’ Thomas, 2.
All 12 jurors had to agree on the death penalty. Otherwise, Powell would have been sentenced to life in prison.
Powell, 43, was convicted Tuesday in Lucas County Common Pleas Court in the deaths Nov. 11 of 2 women and 2 children.
Killed in the blaze were Mary Rose McCollum, 33; her mother, Rose Mary McCollum, 52, and 2 children, Ms. McCollum’s adopted son, Jamal, 4, and her cousin, Sanaa’ Thomas, 2.
All 12 jurors had to agree on the death penalty. Otherwise, Powell would have been sentenced to life in prison.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Toledo Blade, 24/08/2007)