Post by sclcookie on Jun 3, 2006 2:39:32 GMT -5
Pope pleads to killing family and avoids death penalty
A Chattanooga man pleaded guilty in Hamilton County Criminal Court today
to murdering his wife, infant son and step-daughter.
Tony Harold Pope, 37, pleaded guilty to 3 counts of 1st-degree murder in
exchange for sentences of life without the possibility of parole on each
count.
Prosecutors had been seeking the death penalty against Mr. Pope for the
May 2, 2005, death of his wife, Andrea Pope; 5-week-old son, Christian;
and 13-year-old stepdaughter, Brianna Justice Moody.
Records show Mr. Pope was sentenced to 15 years in prison for killing a
girlfriend in 1995, but he was released on parole after serving about 5
flyears.
(source: Chattanooga Times)
A Chattanooga man pleaded guilty in Hamilton County Criminal Court today
to murdering his wife, infant son and step-daughter.
Tony Harold Pope, 37, pleaded guilty to 3 counts of 1st-degree murder in
exchange for sentences of life without the possibility of parole on each
count.
Prosecutors had been seeking the death penalty against Mr. Pope for the
May 2, 2005, death of his wife, Andrea Pope; 5-week-old son, Christian;
and 13-year-old stepdaughter, Brianna Justice Moody.
Records show Mr. Pope was sentenced to 15 years in prison for killing a
girlfriend in 1995, but he was released on parole after serving about 5
flyears.
(source: Chattanooga Times)