Paul Koon murder verdict and death sentence fate uncertain
Residents on McCampbell Street recall the crime as Paul Koon was found guilty of murdering Valerie White Newsome in Warrenville. He faces an automatic appeal with possible years before any execution, and members of both families react to the verdict.
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McCampbell Street
Koon
Ms. Newsome
Warrenville
Paul
National Hills
General Sessions
Valerie White Newsome
Bob Harte
Central Correction Institute
Columbia
Paul Koon
Aiken County
Bob) Harte
Harte
Valerie Newsome
Whittle
Johnson
Koon Death Sentence Appealed After Jury Imposes Death
The jurors sentenced Paul Koon to death for the Valerie Newsome case and the defense urged life imprisonment arguing the kidnapping lacked premeditation. Judge Kinon supported the jury and noted the sentence could be appealed under state law.
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Johnson
Koon
Ms. Newsome
South Carolina
Woman gets 15 days for verbal outburst at Koon trial
Aiken woman Sonja Eidson received 15 days in jail for contempt after allegedly trying to influence five jurors voting in the Paul Koon case. Jurors testified Eidson drank and claimed free speech allowed her remark about "put him in the electric chair."
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Paul
Belk
Eiison
Aiken County
Koon
Edison
Denmark
United States
Gerald Padgett
S.C. Law Division
Eidson
Warrenville
Valerie White Newsome
Martinez
Michael L
Mickey) Johnson
Kinon
British youth held without bail after queen pistol incident
Marcus Simon Sarjeant, 17, unemployed, was ordered held without bail at Bow Street Magistrates' Court on a Treason Act charge for firing six blanks near Queen Elizabeth II during the Trooping of the Color. He faces up to seven years in prison as police continue their investigation.
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London
Marcus Simon Sarjeant
Bow Street
Air Training Corps
Shirley
Veronica
Evelyn Charles Russell
Buckingham Palace
Horse Guards
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Jeanie S. Roberson
Prince Philip
Prince Charles
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Windsor
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Royal Ascot
Cirencester Park
Charles
Queen
Philip
New York City
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