Judge Keeps Death Penalty Chance for Man Accused in 8 Deaths

Judge Keeps Death Penalty Chance for Man Accused in 8 Deaths
George Wagner IV, (C), is escorted out of the courtroom after his arraignment at the Pike County Courthouse, in Waverly, Ohio, on Nov. 28, 2018. Robert McGraw/The Chillicothe Gazette via AP
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An Ohio man charged with killing eight people from a single family lost his attempt Wednesday to have the most serious charges and the possibility of a death penalty thrown out.

Lawyers for George Wagner IV told a judge that the aggravated murder charges should be dismissed after Wagner’s brother, who pleaded guilty this year in the shootings, told authorities that his brother didn’t kill anyone.