SoCal DA seeks death penalty in Marine killing

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SoCal DA seeks death penalty in Marine killing

Wed Jan 21, 11:38 pm ET

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – California prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for four Marines charged in the execution-style killings of a fellow serviceman and his wife.

Riverside County District Attorney Rod Pacheco said Wednesday that the men are eligible for the death penalty because they face multiple charges of murder with other special circumstances.

Nineteen-year-old Lance Cpl. Emrys John of Maryland; 21-year-old Lance Cpl. Tyrone Miller of North Carolina; 21-year-old Pvt. Kevin Cox of Tennessee, and 21-year-old Lance Cpl. Kesaun Sykes of California face first-degree murder charges.

Investigators say 24-year-old Sgt. Jan (yahn) Pietrzak (PEET'-ur-zak) and his 26-year-old wife, Quiana Jenkins-Pietrzak, were found bound and shot in the head Oct. 15 in their Winchester home.

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