Prosecutors continue to weigh death penalty in Ragsdale case
Ragsdale appeared before Judge Claudia Laycock in 4th District Court Wednesday after the prosecution filed a stipulation Friday to extend the time period in which it would give notice of intent to seek the death penalty.
The stipulation was granted by Laycock and a date for a pretrial conference was set for 1:30 p.m. Oct. . Both prosecution and defense also agreed to strike a hearing set for Aug. 6.
Ragsdale was charged with aggravated murder after police said he fatally shot his wife, Kristy Ragsdale, numerous times in the parking lot of a Lehi LDS church on Jan. 6. On July 9, Ragsdale fired his defense attorney in the case, Greg Skordas, and was given a court-appointed attorney. Ragsdale's sister, Tamara Ragsdale, said her brother's actions on Jan. 6 were influenced by prescription drugs.
Police said Ragsdale pulled into the church parking lot in his car, on his wife's 30th birthday, and shot her 12 times with a handgun. A number of churchgoers either heard or saw the shooting, as well as some children — which led to two charges for domestic violence in the presence of children.
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