Case continued for man accused of murdering Covington priest, parishioner
Updated: 5:37 PM CDT Aug 16, 2024
Case continued for man accused of murdering Covington priest, parishioner
Updated: 5:37 PM CDT Aug 16, 2024
THE MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING A PRIEST AND HIS ASSISTANT APPEARED IN COURT TODAY, WHERE PROCEEDINGS WERE CONTINUED. ANTONIO TYSON, CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH THE MURDERS OF A FATHER, OTIS YOUNG, AND HIS ASSISTANT RUTH PRATS. HE’S ACCUSED OF BURNING THEIR BODIES AFTER THEIR DEATH IN 2022. TODAY, SOME MOTIONS HAVE BEEN DEFERRED TO A LATER DATE. THERE’S QUESTIONS IF THE DEATH PENALTY SHOULD BE ALLOWED IN THIS CASE. ASPECTS OF OUR STATUTE THAT WOULD NOT ALLOW IT TO PROCEED AS A DEATH PENALTY CASE IF THOSE IF THOSE ASPECTS OF OUR STATUTE ARE INVALID, AS WE BELIEVE THEY ARE, THEN THE STATE SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO PROCEED TO SEEK THE DEATH PENALTY. THERE’S A STATUS HEARING SET IN TH
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Case continued for man accused of murdering Covington priest, parishioner
Updated: 5:37 PM CDT Aug 16, 2024
A case for a man accused of murdering a Covington priest and parishioner has been continued. Antonio Tyson was in court Friday for a motions hearing in the murders of the Rev. Otis Young and Ruth Prats. Tyson is accused of burning their bodies. The motions hearing was deferred, and there are no questions about whether the death penalty should be allowed in the case. The next hearing for the case is scheduled in October.
ST. TAMMANY PARISH, La. —
A case for a man accused of murdering a Covington priest and parishioner has been continued.
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Antonio Tyson was in court Friday for a motions hearing in the murders of the Rev. Otis Young and Ruth Prats.
Tyson is accused of burning their bodies.
The motions hearing was deferred, and there are no questions about whether the death penalty should be allowed in the case.
The next hearing for the case is scheduled in October.