Prosecutors Won’t Seek Death Penalty in 2 Killings

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Prosecutors say they will not seek the death penalty in two western South Dakota killings should the suspects be convicted.

KEVN-TV reports that means both men would face life in prison if convicted.

James Rogers Jr. of Lead is charged in the fatal stabbing of 27-year-old Caitlin Walsh in August. Prosecutors allege Rogers stabbed Walsh multiple times and then kept her body in his apartment for five days. The relationship of Rogers and Walsh isn't known.

Sean Marshall is accused in the May shooting death in Rapid City of 22-year-old Charles Metcalf, his cousin.

Authorities say Marshall admitted to shooting Metcalf but also said he feared for his life because Metcalf had come at him with broken glass. Police say Metcalf was shot in the back multiple times.

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