SEATTLE (AP) — A King County prosecutor’s spokesman says the death penalty won’t be sought in the case of a man accused of killing his girlfriend and their baby daughter — because the man is mentally ill.
Daniel Hicks is accused of fatally shooting 28-year-old Jennifer Morgan and their infant, Emma, last December at their Seattle home.
The 30-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to aggravated murder charges in King County Superior Court.
Prosecutor’s spokesman Dan Donohoe said Thursday that Hicks’ defense lawyers have presented expert evidence suggesting the man “may have been acting under extreme mental disturbance.”
