Judge gives prosecutors deadline for pursuing death penalty against Kenneth Wayne DeHart Jr. in death of Blount County deputy
State prosecutors have until Oct. 11 to decide if they are pursuing the death penalty against DeHart Jr.
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State prosecutors have until Oct. 11 to decide if they are pursuing the death penalty against DeHart Jr.
Kenneth Wayne DeHart Jr. is due in Blount County Circuit Court on Friday.
Kenneth Wayne DeHart Jr. was indicted on a premeditated first-degree murder charge, and an attempted first-degree murder charge, on April 1.
Blount County, TN (WOKI) The suspect in the deadly shooting of a Blount County Sheriff's Office deputy is formally indicted Monday by a grand jury. Kenneth Wayne DeHart Jr.'s indictment contains 21 counts to include a charge of premeditated first-degree murder in the death of Deputy Greg McCowan
Kenneth Wayne DeHart Jr. was indicted on a premeditated first-degree murder charge, and an attempted first-degree murder charge, on April 1.