Crime & Safety
Texas Jury Considering Death Penalty For Man Convicted Of Killing Police Officer
Prosecutors argued McKane was a sociopath who poses a danger to the community. McKane's attorneys argued otherwise.
August 7, 2021
A Texas jury on Friday, August 6, began deliberating whether to sentence a man to life in prison or death for killing a San Antonio police detective.
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Closing arguments were Friday morning in the sentencing phase of the trial of Otis McKane, whom a Bexar County jury found guilty of capital murder in the November 2016 shooting of Detective Benjamin Marconi.
Prosecutors argued McKane was a sociopath who poses a danger to the community. McKane’s attorneys argued otherwise.
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