The Pinal County Attorney Office has filed a Notice of Intent to seek the death penalty against Ricky Wassenaar for the murder of three fellow inmates at the Arizona State Prison Complex-Tucson,
Wassenaar is charged with three counts of First Degree Murder and Aggravated Assault for the deaths of Donald Lashley, Thomas Harnage, and Saul Alvarez.
“The decision follows a thorough review of the facts, evidence, and applicable laws and was made in consultation and input from experienced prosecutors in the office, ” says Pinal County Attorney Miller.
“I believe the death penalty is the appropriate sentence given the defendant’s extensive history of violence, ” said County Attorney Brad Miller.
The Pinal County Attorney’s Office alleges the crime meets the statutory aggravating factors necessary to impose the death penalty under Arizona law.
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