USA - Ohio. A jury recommended that James Tench, 30, White, receive the death penalty

A Medina County jury recommended that James Tench, 30, White, receive the death penalty for killing his mother, 55-year-old Mary Tench, on Nov. 12, 2013. Prosecutors said Tench was stealing money from his mother and killed her to stop her from going to police. Common Pleas Judge Joyce V. Kimbler will take the jury's unanimous death penalty recommendation into consideration when sentencing Tench on April 25. Tench was found guilty March 23 on 3 counts of aggravated murder, 2 counts of murder, and 1 count each of aggravated robbery, kidnapping and tampering with evidence.