EVENT. Agents of the Atlanta Police Department at the scene of the shooting outside a spa on Piedmont Road in Atlanta, on March 16, 2021 / EFE
Robert Aaron Long, the 22-year-old man responsible in March this year for the attacks on two spas in Fulton County, Atlanta, which left eight people dead, has pleaded not guilty to four counts of murder.
Because it is important?: Despite his statement, he could face the death penalty if the jury accompanying the trial finds him guilty. This was just a brief hearing that will continue on November 23.
- His attorney resigned from the arraignment and pleaded not guilty to all charges, including murder, aggravated battery, and domestic terrorism.
- Long is charged with the murder of eight people on March 16 in Fulton. Of the total, six were Asian women.
And now that…?: This trial will determine whether he will face the death penalty, since last July he pleaded guilty to four of the eight murders. The fact carries a sentence of life imprisonment without parole.
- In May, Fulton District Attorney Fani Willis said she is pursuing the death penalty against Long for his actions.
- The man assured that his sexual addiction led him to transmit that annoyance against sex workers in the spas he frequented.
Main source of the news: ABC
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