These people were arrested around the state in June. They are …
Richard Carley Hooten (AP Photo/Clarksville Police Department via the News and Tribune)
A Catholic priest who took over a Fort Wayne parish after its …
The owner of hundreds of rabbits confiscated from a south side …
Advertisement
State seeks death penalty in S. Ind. teen's death
Updated: Thursday, 21 Mar 2013, 6:09 PM EDT
Published : Thursday, 21 Mar 2013, 6:09 PM EDT
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) - Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against a convicted sex offender accused of sexually assaulting and killing a 17-year-old southern Indiana girl.
The News and Tribune reported Thursday that prosecutors made the request during a hearing for 49-year-old Richard Carley Hooten Jr. of Clarksville. He's charged in Clark Circuit Court with the March 2 rape and murder of a neighbor, 17-year-old Tara Willenborg.
Hooten has admitted to reporters that he raped and murdered Willenborg in the Clarksville apartment where she lived with her boyfriend. He's also charged with criminal deviate conduct and being a habitual offender.
Hooten served 15 years in a Georgia prison on convictions of rape, aggravated sodomy and aggravated assault. He also has a previous Clark County conviction for sexual battery and residential entry.
Email This
Print This
View Story on a Single PageAdvertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
More on WISHTV.com
-
A 19-year old Florida teen doesn't think twice about jumping on a 30-foot, 50,000-pound …
-
A 19-year old Florida teen doesn't think twice about jumping on a 30-foot, 50,000-pound …
-
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Massachusetts congressman says investigators still don't know whether…
-
Learn more about the people who appear on air at 24-Hour News 8.
-
The death in Italy of James Gandolfini, who played Mafia boss Tony Soprano on the popular…
-
_20130618160558_140_105.JPG "Photos: Le Griffon media briefing")
Divers exploring the possible site of the wreck of Le Griffon gave an update on the …
-
This week in Zionsville, Indiana, nearly 60 young women from all over the state of …
