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Monday, November 5, 2012

Sentencing Deal for Brogan Rafferty?

Several sources close to the case say prosecutors are seeking Rafferty’s testimony against his co-defendant, Richard Beasley.

'Craigslist Killing' Sentencing for Brogan Rafferty Rescheduled

The Stow teen was originally scheduled to be sentenced Monday morning after a jury found him guilty of several charges, including aggravated murder, last week.

After waiting a little more than an hour in Judge Lynne Callahan's courtroom Monday morning, the sentencing for Brogan Rafferty was delayed until Friday at 1:30 p.m. Rafferty was found guilty by a 12-person jury last week of nine counts of aggravated murder and more for his involvement in the death of three and injuring a fourth after the men were lured to a farm in Noble County with a bogus job ad on Craigslist.  Rafferty's attorney, John Alexander, said he could not comment further Monday morning.  The 17-year-old former Stow-Munroe Falls High School student faces life in prison without chance of parole if convicted of aggravated murder in the shooting deaths of the men last year. Rafferty will not face the death penalty because he is a …

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