Death penalty off the table in Arrowood murder case

Posted on November 4, 2015

Garrett A. Arrowood, 26, waived his right to a 12-person jury and, in return, the State Attorney’s Office agreed to take the death penalty off the table during a pre-trial hearing held Monday at the Taylor County Courthouse.

Arrowood faces a first degree murder charge for the June 23 shooting death of his aunt, longtime Taylor County educator Shelly Strickland.

PHOTO: Garrett Arrowood, in orange, will not face the death penalty under an agreement reached with the State Attorney’s Office.

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