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Man sentenced to death for killing 4 employees during Pasquotank County prison escape attempt

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A North Carolina judge sentenced Johnothan Michael Monk to death for murdering four correctional institution employees.

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North Carolina man sentenced to death for 2017 prison murders

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (WNCT) -- An inmate has received the death penalty for the 2017 murders of several prison workers. On Thursday, Mar. 27, 2025, a Pasquotank County jury recommended four sentences of death for Jonathan Michael Monk on October 12, 2017, for the murder of PCI employees Veronica Darden, Justin Smith, Geoffrey Howe, and Wendy Shannon during a failed escape attempt. North Carolina law states that a jury in a capital murder trial "…

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Jury recommends death sentence for man charged in Pasquotank jail escape attempt

On Wednesday, a Pasquotank County jury recommended four death sentences for Jonathan Michael Monk from a failed escape attempt at Pasquotank Correctional Institution in October 2017.

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Monk gets death penalty for role in PCI murders

A Superior Court judge sentenced prison inmate Jonathan Michael Monk to death on Wednesday for his role in the murders of four prison workers during an escape attempt at Pasquotank Correctional Institute on Oct. 12, 2017.

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Man sentenced to death for Pasquotank County prison murders

ELIZABEH CITY, N.C. (WNCT) -- An inmate at the Pasquotank Correctional Institution (PCI) receives the death penalty for 2017 Pasquotank County prison murders. On Thursday, Mar. 27, 2025, a Pasquotank County jury recommended four sentences of death for Jonathan Michael Monk on October 12, 2017, for the murder of PCI employees Veronica Darden, Justin Smith, Geoffrey Howe, and Wendy Shannon during a failed escape attempt. North Carolina law states …

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3rd Pasquotank prison inmate gets death sentence in deadly escape attempt

An inmate who killed four prison employees in a failed prison escape attempt in 2017 has been handed four death sentences.Watch previous coverage: Another man convicted in deadly Pasquotank prison attempt; victim's family relieved Second man convicted in deadly Pasquotank prison attempt, victim's family relievedOn Wednesday, a jury recommended the death sentences for Jonathan Michael Monk, an inmate at the Pasquotank Correctional Institution. A …

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Man sentenced to death for killing 4 employees during Pasquotank County prison escape attempt

A North Carolina judge sentenced Johnothan Michael Monk to death for murdering four correctional institution employees.

·Norfolk, United States
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13 News Now broke the news in Norfolk, United States on Thursday, March 27, 2025.
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