Prosecutors will seek death penalty against suspect in Granville couple's New Year's Day deaths
Attorneys in Granville County said Wednesday that they intend to pursue the death penalty against a man charged with the murder of a couple there on New Year's Day.
Posted — UpdatedPolice in Lewisburg, W.Va. – about 200 miles northwest of Oxford – arrested the father and son later that day following a shootout.
Investigators found the Faulkners' bodies under a mattress in the back of the pickup truck. Authorities have not said how they died.
In addition to two counts of first-degree murder, Campbell faces eight other charges in the case: first-degree burglary, second-degree arson, robbery with a dangerous weapon, larceny of a motor vehicle, financial card theft, identity theft and two counts of cruelty to animals.
Johnny Richards, pastor of Mountain Creek Baptist Church, attended Wednesday's hearing to support the Faulkner family.
"I didn’t know if any family would be here today, but if they were I wanted them to know the church and community was behind them," he said. "This is just my way of making a presence and an image of support."
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