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Justin Smith looks on along with Efrian Diaz Jr. and Roman Gonzalez Jr. during a bond hearing for the 3 suspects involved in the murder of former Kernel photo editor Jonathan Krueger at the Fayette County Circuit Court in Lexington, Ky. on Friday, February 5, 2016. Photo by Michael Reaves | Staff.

Trial for men charged with fatal shooting of UK student delayed to 2022

Natalie Parks April 21, 2021

Following a status hearing in Fayette Circuit Court, the trial by jury for three men accused of killing a UK student will be delayed until April of 2022.The suspects, Justin Smith, Roman Gonzalez and Efrain...

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Thursday, September 19, 2019 at the Center for Rural Development in Somerset, Kentucky. Photo by Arden Barnes | Staff

KY Supreme Court declines to rule on death penalty for those under 21

Jacob Eads March 27, 2020

The Kentucky Supreme Court has balked at a chance to decide whether criminal defendants between the ages of 18 and 21 can face the death penalty.The state’s highest court declined to interfere Thursday...

Attorney Matthew R. Krygiel listens to questions after the oral arguments before the Supreme Court on Thursday, September 19, 2019 at the Center for Rural Development in Somerset, Kentucky. Photo by Arden Barnes | Staff

Attorneys argue over possible death penalty for suspects related to murder of UK student

Rick Childress September 19, 2019

SOMERSET, Ky.—Attorneys argued before the Kentucky Supreme Court on Thursday over whether to overturn a previous Fayette County court ruling which essentially barred prosecutors from seeking the death...

Justin Smith looks on along with Efrian Diaz Jr. and Roman Gonzalez Jr. during a bond hearing for the 3 suspects involved in the murder of former Kernel photo editor Jonathan Krueger at the Fayette County Circuit Court in Lexington, Ky. on Friday, February 5, 2016. Photo by Michael Reaves | Staff.

Suspects in former Kernel editor’s murder ruled competent; trial set for 2019

Kernel News Staff April 9, 2018

Two men charged with the murder of UK student Jonathan Krueger have been ruled mentally competent, according to the Herald-Leader. As part of the ongoing process to decide whether the two suspects can...

Kentucky Kernel Photo Editor Jonathan Krueger at Rupp Arena as Kentucky hosted Vanderbilt University, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015 in Lexington. Photo by Jonathan Palmer

Trial delayed, death penalty under review

October 20, 2017

The trial for the alleged murderers of the former Kernel photo editor is delayed while a decision is made about the constitutionality of the death penalty for those under 21.Efrain Diaz, Justin Smith and...

Death is the best punishment for Dylann Roof

Ivan Rome January 19, 2017

George Stinney, a name that many may not know, was a young boy from South Carolina who was accused of murdering two women in 1944. He was convicted and sentenced to death in 10 minutes at the age of 14,...

Dylann Roof deserves worse than death

January 19, 2017

On Tuesday Jan. 7, Dylann Roof, the shameless 22-year-old who visited Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina and murdered nine African-American churchgoers was sentenced...

Illustration Ben Wade

Kentucky budget wasted on unused death penalty

Editorial Staff March 2, 2016

It is time for a change in how Kentucky law uses, or fails to use, the death penalty. Circuit Court Judge Pamela Goodwine made it clear during the conviction of Carlos Ordway for two counts of murder that,...

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