Christopher T. Fernanders avoided the possibility of the death penalty by entering the guilty plea instead of going to trial.
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In return for the plea, District Attorney Michael Piecuch withdrew the death penalty, dropped related counts and agreed not to prosecute E.J. Rymsza, one of the defense attorneys, assured Sholley that a psychological assessment was done and a mental health defense was fully explored. Competency is not issue, Rymsza said.
Although the couple was separated, she said they were putting their differences aside for their daughters, “You stole their dad from them,” she told Fernanders.
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