2/20/2009
Wuertley Charges Raised to Attempted First-Degree Murder
Remember Shawn Wuertley? He's the security guard from the Sandpiper Beacon Beach Beach Resort accused last year of sexually assaulting a teenage spring breaker and throwing her over a sixth-floor railing. Prosecutors have now bumped up his charges to include attempted first-degree murder.
According to the News Herald, the State Attorney's Office successfully argued that DNA found on a towel supported the 18-year-old girl's story that he tried to strangle her with it. Prosecutors say that points to a deliberate attempt at murder.
Wuertley goes on trial March 9 on that charge, along with sexual battery and false imprisonment.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
0 comments:
Post a Comment