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U.S. prosecutors will no longer seek the death penalty for Alfonso Rodriguez Jr, convicted in the kidnapping and killing of Dru Sjodin in 2003.

U.S. prosecutors said Tuesday that they will no longer seek the death penalty for the Minnesota man convicted in the kidnapping and killing of college student Dru Sjodin in 2003 in a case that led to changes in sex offender registration laws. U.S.

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland ordered North Dakota's U.S. attorney, Mac Schneider, to stop pursuing capital punishment for the slaying of the 22-year-old University of North Dakota student.

Federal prosecutors will no longer seek the death penalty for Alfonso Rodriguez Jr., the man convicted in the 2003 kidnapping and murder of college student Dru Sjodin. “What will not change is that Mr. Rodriguez will draw his last breath in a federal prison," the U.S. Attorney said.

U.S. prosecutors said Tuesday that they will no longer seek the death penalty for the Minnesota man convicted in the kidnapping and killing of college student Dru Sjodin in 2003 in a case that led to changes in sex offender registration laws. U.S.