GASTONIA, N.C. (AP) - Prosecutors in North Carolina say they will seek the death penalty for a man accused in the death of his 31-year-old fiancee.
The Gaston Gazette reports that prosecutors announced their intention during a hearing in Gaston County District Court on Monday. Judge Michael Lands also denied Michael Mead's request to be released from jail.
Authorities accuse Mead of shooting Lucy Johnson twice in the back of the head, then burning her house down to conceal the crime on July 16.
Defense attorney Rick Beam told the judge that Mead was not a flight risk because he knew he was going to be arrested and turned himself in. Prosecutor Bill Stetzer said police detectives had evidence that Mead had made inquiries about being employed in Mexico and has charges pending in South Carolina.
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