Do you think William Morva should get the death penalty? He's accused of escaping police custody, killing a hospital security guard and a county deputy. His escape caused them to shut down Virginia Tech campus on the first day of class. Here's a story from last August when he escaped.
2007-09-17 13:24:28 · 6 answers · asked by .. 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
BLACKSBURG -- After leading law enforcement on a 37-hour manhunt, William Charles Morva, 24, was arrested Monday afternoon in an area of thick briars on the Huckleberry Trail, about 150 yards from the spot where he is accused of shooting and killing a Montgomery County sheriff's deputy about eight hours earlier.
Morva's arrest and return to jail cap a series of events that began early Sunday morning when authorities say Morva, a Montgomery County Jail inmate, fatally shot a hospital security guard, injured a deputy sheriff and then fled on foot from Montgomery Regional Hospital.
As of Monday evening, Morva had been charged with capital murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, escape and felony assault on a police officer in connection with incidents that occurred Sunday.
Blacksburg Police Department Interim Chief Kim Crannis said authorities planned to meet with Commonwealth's Attorney Brad Finch Monday evening to discuss charges related to that day's shooting.
2007-09-17 13:25:11 · update #1
Throughout the day-and-a-half search for Morva, hundreds of law enforcement officers combed areas of Blacksburg and the Virginia Tech campus, searching locations throughout town, investigating leads and responding to calls of sightings.
The manhunt began Sunday at Montgomery Regional Hospital.
Morva, who had been in jail on charges of attempted armed robbery, was taken to the hospital to seek treatment for a sprained leg and wrist, after the jail's medical staff evaluated his injuries from a reported fall, Sheriff Tommy Whitt said Sunday.
Procedure dictates that inmates are transported in handcuffs and leg irons to the hospital by a deputy sheriff assigned to the jail.
About 2:30 a.m., Morva overpowered the officer, seized his pistol and shot Derrick McFarland, a hospital security guard, said Lt. Joe Davis of the Blacksburg police.
McFarland, 33, of Christiansburg, had tried to assist the deputy sheriff and prevent Morva's escape, police said.
2007-09-17 13:26:01 · update #2
http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/79232
Here's the whole story.
Jury selection started today.
2007-09-17 13:27:03 · update #3
He's facing life in prison or the death penalty.
2007-09-17 13:28:51 · update #4
Although I am a strong believer in capital punishment, I don't see anything specifically here that warrants it -- but I would have to see his prior criminal record.
I would say 30 - Life in prison, hard time.
2007-09-17 14:00:26 · answer #1 · answered by mj69catz 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hanging. Public Pay-Per-View at $25.00 a pop, world wide. All monies going to the families and victims.
2007-09-17 20:33:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
death penalty if he is convicted. He evidently had it planned in order to escape.
2007-09-18 15:30:12 · answer #3 · answered by JUAN FRAN$$$ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Let them decide.
2007-09-17 20:30:13 · answer #4 · answered by midnitrondavu 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
death penalty
2007-09-17 20:34:15 · answer #5 · answered by short stack kingdom of fire dead 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
at least a life sentence.
2007-09-17 20:28:45 · answer #6 · answered by Negligence 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋