ST. MARTINVILLE, La. — A St. Martin Parish grand jury has indicted a St. Martinville man on one count of first-degree murder in the Jan. 18 shooting death of his pregnant fiancée.
Assistant District Attorney Chester Cedars tells The Advocate (http://bit.ly/ILinxq ) 21-year-old Joshua McKeel could face a possible death penalty if convicted in the slaying of 19-year-old Hannah Parker, who was seven months pregnant at the time.
Cedars said the shooting occurred in St. Martinville at the home of Parker's mother. He says the couple was living with the victim's mother.
Assistant District Attorney Chester Cedars tells The Advocate 21-year-old Joshua McKeel could face a possible death penalty if convicted in the slaying of 19-year-old Hannah Parker, who was seven months pregnant at the time.
The prosecutor declined to discuss the motive for the killing.
Cedars said the district attorney's office should make a decision as to whether to seek the death penalty within the next 14 days.
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Information from: The Advocate, http://theadvocate.com