Missouri prosecutors said Wednesday they will seek the death penalty for a Kansas City-area man accused of murder in the deaths of a court official who tried to serve him an eviction notice and a police officer who responded. I made it.
Larry Akeley, 70, of Independence, is accused of fatally shooting courthouse employee Drexel Mack and two police officers who arrived at the scene, including Cody Allen, who died on February 29. has been done. Officers returned fire and arrested Ackley, who sustained minor injuries.
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Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker’s office filed a notice with the court stating that the state will prove serious circumstances existed that justify the death penalty. Ackley is charged with 18 counts in total, including two counts of first-degree murder.
Missouri prosecutors will seek the death penalty against a Kansas City-area man accused of murder in the killings of a court clerk who was trying to serve him an eviction notice and a police officer who responded. (Fox News Digital)
According to court documents, Ackley has been delinquent since at least 2019. His nine-acre (3.6-hectare) property and three-bedroom home was sold for $260,000 in August last year, with the new owner paying the taxes. An “eviction notice” sign was posted at the property in February, but authorities said Ackley had no right to leave.
During a brief hearing Wednesday, Ackley’s attorney, Edward Berrigan of the Missouri Public Defender’s Office, asked for a continuance so he could reassign public defenders handling death penalty cases, the Kansas City Star reported.
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Ackley’s next court date is scheduled for July 10 in Independence, a Kansas City suburb of about 122,000 people.
There are currently 11 people on death row in Missouri.
