U.S. Attorney General seeking death penalty for inmate charged with first-degree murder

Trump administration announces federal grand jury murder indictment for Colorado prisoner

The US Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announced on Thursday that a federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment charging prisoner Ishmael Petty with first-degree murder and murder by a federal prisoner, both of which are punishable by death. The office discussed Petty’s criminal history in a press release, stating: “Petty has been in federal custody since a 1998 conviction for bank robbery. In 2002, Petty was sentenced to l…

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Justice Department seeks death penalty for man accused of killing fellow supermax inmate

Ishmael Petty is the latest to face a possible death sentence as the Trump administration pushes to revive federal capital punishment.

Man in custody at Florence prison facing death penalty after allegedly killing fellow inmate

A man in custody at the United States Penitentiary Florence Administrative Maximum Facility is facing the death penalty and additional charges for first-degree murder and murder by a federal prisoner serving a life sentence, according to a news release Thursday.

Justice Department seeks death penalty for man who killed fellow supermax inmate

The Justice Department will seek the death penalty against a man accused of killing a fellow inmate at the federal government’s “Supermax” prison in Florence, Colorado, while serving a life sentence for killing his cellmate at another lockup. Ishmael Petty…

Justice Department seeks death penalty for man who killed fellow supermax inmate - Seymour Tribune

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department will seek the death penalty for a man accused of killing a fellow prisoner at the federal government’s “Supermax” prison in Florence, Colorado, while serving a life sentence for killing his cellmate at another lockup, the department announced Thursday. Ishmael Petty, who was separately convicted of assaulting prison employees, is the latest to face a possible death sentence as the Trump administration pus…