New York Bike Path Attacker Spared Death Penalty After Jury Deadlocks

New York Bike Path Attacker Spared Death Penalty After Jury Deadlocks
Sayfullo Saipov. St. Charles County, Mo., Department of Corrections/KMOV via AP
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NEW YORK—Sayfullo Saipov, the man convicted of killing eight people in an attack on a Manhattan bike path in 2017, was spared the death penalty on Monday after a federal jury deadlocked on whether he should be executed.

As a result, Saipov will be sentenced to life in prison without parole. A unanimous decision had been required under federal law for a death sentence, which prosecutors had sought.