A Georgia prosecutor says she intends to seek the death penalty against a Florida man charged with murder after leading authorities to the body of a missing St. Augustine priest.
- Steve James Murray charged with murder in priest's death
- Rev. Rene Robert of St. Augustine was shot April 18
- Authorities say Murray was found driving priest's car
The Augusta Chronicle reports that District Attorney Ashley Wright filed notice this week that she will seek the death penalty for 28-year-old Steve James Murray of Jacksonville.
A grand jury in Burke County, Georgia, indicted Murray on murder and weapon violations in the April 18 shooting of the Rev. Rene Robert of St. Augustine.
Authorities think Murray kidnapped the 71-year-old priest, took him to Georgia in his own car and killed him there. Murray was later arrested in Aiken, South Carolina, while driving the priest's Toyota Corolla.