Pike County massacre trial: George Wagner IV found guilty of 22 counts including aggravated murder - WLWT Cincinnati

WAVERLY, Ohio —

The assemblage successful the execution proceedings of George Wagner IV has reached a verdict.

After much than 2 and a fractional months of testimony, the assemblage took little than 8 hours to travel to a verdict Wednesday evening.

Wagner has been recovered blameworthy of each charges including 8 counts of aggravated murder.

Last week, the justice agreed to region the decease punishment successful the case.

Prosecutors spent the past two-and-a-half months trying to beryllium Wagner is blameworthy of participating successful the execution of 8 members of the Rhoden household successful April 2016.

Prosecutor Andy Wilson told jurors during closing arguments they tin scope a blameworthy verdict adjacent if they don't judge Wagner pulled the trigger.

Wagner was indicted connected 22 counts including 8 counts of aggravated murder, 4 counts of aggravated burglary, 3 counts of tampering with evidence, 1 number of conspiracy, 1 number of unlawful possession of unsafe ordinance, 1 number of forgery, 1 number of unauthorized usage of machine oregon telecommunications, 1 number of interception of wire, oral oregon physics communications, 1 number of obstructing justness and 1 number of engaging successful a signifier of corrupt activity.

Wagner volition look successful tribunal for sentencing successful the adjacent fewer weeks. An nonstop day for the sentencing proceedings has not been determined.

The justice cautioned jurors astir nationalist statements astir the lawsuit present that the verdict has been read.

Wagner's demeanor successful tribunal was described arsenic stoic arsenic the verdict was work aloud successful the courtroom.

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Members of the Rhoden household could beryllium seen crying and hugging each different aft the verdict was announced.

Ohio leaders commented connected the trial's outcome, praising the enactment of transgression investigators.

“This lawsuit was a trial of BCI’s abilities, and BCI passed it with flying colors,” Yost said. “Today’s assemblage verdict puts the stamp of support connected the bureau’s work," Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said. "I americium grateful for the untold hours, days and weeks that our investigators and forensic scientists dedicated to this lawsuit – it reinforces the team’s dogged determination to unafraid justness for the victims and their families.”