After eight hours of deliberations and a three-month trial, a jury found George Wagner IV guilty on all 22 counts. The Rhodens were thankful.
He described the prosecution and state's efforts for the first two years as one long-winding rabbit hunt, comparing the Wagner family's attempts to evade capture to a rabbit running in and out of a bunny hole.
During a press conference less than a mile down Route 23 from the courthouse, Pike County Prosecutor Rob Junk saved special thanks for the Rhoden family's patience and understanding over the past 6 ½ years.The long-time prosecutor, who has served Pike County for over 25 years, also thanked state officials for legal and financial support.
Junk's co-counsel special prosecutors Angela Canepa and D. Andrew Wilson stood alongside Junk at the podium in addition to lead investigator Ryan Scheiderer, retired Pike County Sheriff's Major Al Lewis and Pike County EMA Director Timothy Dickerson, who was one the first responders to the 2016 crime scene."There was no reason for to die," she said."No reason.
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