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Article: Accused shooter Jones pleads not guilty in Whitehead killing ; Charles E. Jones, 29, of Cheyenne and formerly Memphis, Tenn., pleaded not guilty to a first-degree murder charge Monday in Laramie County District Court. Jones will head to trial Jan. 19, 2010 in connection with the shooting death of 21-year-old Adonnis Whitehead.
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- Wyoming Tribune-Eagle
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- September 22, 2009
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By Michael Van Cassell
mcassell@wyomingnews.com
CHEYENNE - A man charged with first-degree murder in connection
with the shooting death of Adonnis Whitehead pleaded not guilty to
that crime and two other felonies Monday afternoon.
Charles E. Jones' attorney, Dion Custis, said he expects
prosecutors will not seek the death penalty for his client.
Prosecutor Craig Jones did not indicate at the arraignment
hearing whether the Laramie County District Attorney's Office will
seek life in prison or the death penalty in the first-degree murder
case.
"We will file our declaration within 20 days," Jones told Laramie
County District Judge Peter Arnold.
First-degree murder in Wyoming carries a penalty ...