Caleb and Alyssa Lynch


Jeffrey Alan Weisheit


Prosecutors To Seek Death Penalty In Deadly Fire

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) -- Prosecutors will seek the death penalty against a southwestern Indiana man facing murder charges for allegedly setting a fire that killed his fiancee's two children.

The Evansville Courier and Press reports that Vanderburgh County Prosecutor Stan Levco added a death penalty charge Monday to Jeffrey Weisheit's file.

Weisheit was arrested in Covington, Ky., the day of the April 10 blaze. Court documents say Weisheit told police that he set the Evansville house on fire knowing that 8-year-old Alyssa Lynch and 5-year-old Caleb Lynch were inside.

Weisheit shared the home with the children's mother, who was working at the time of the fire.

Weisheit has pleaded not guilty and continues to be held without bond. A message seeking comment from his attorney, Kurt Schnepper, was not immediately returned Monday.

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