08-10-2012, 03:17 PM
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Toledo Blade
A Toledo man was sentenced to serve two consecutive life terms in prison without parole today, plus another concurrent 30 years, for the 2011 asphyxiation deaths of a Springfield Township couple.
Samuel Williams, 24, was ordered to serve life without parole in prison for each of two counts of aggravated murder for the deaths of Lisa Straub and Johnny Clarke. The couple were found in the Springfield Township home of Ms. Straub’s parents with their hands bound behind their backs and plastic bags secured around their necks with duct tape. Clarke’s ankles also were bound with duct tape.
Judge Dean Mandros also ordered Williams to serve 10 years for each of two counts of kidnapping and one count of aggravated burglary. The sentences were ordered to be served concurrently.
Williams was convicted July 27 after a week-long trial that included 27 witnesses and more than 130 exhibits. A jury of nine women and three men deliberated over two days before returning guilty verdicts to each of the charges.
But although jurors unanimously agreed on Williams’ guilt, they could not reach a consensus on a sentence recommendation.
Toledo Blade
A Toledo man was sentenced to serve two consecutive life terms in prison without parole today, plus another concurrent 30 years, for the 2011 asphyxiation deaths of a Springfield Township couple.
Samuel Williams, 24, was ordered to serve life without parole in prison for each of two counts of aggravated murder for the deaths of Lisa Straub and Johnny Clarke. The couple were found in the Springfield Township home of Ms. Straub’s parents with their hands bound behind their backs and plastic bags secured around their necks with duct tape. Clarke’s ankles also were bound with duct tape.
Judge Dean Mandros also ordered Williams to serve 10 years for each of two counts of kidnapping and one count of aggravated burglary. The sentences were ordered to be served concurrently.
Williams was convicted July 27 after a week-long trial that included 27 witnesses and more than 130 exhibits. A jury of nine women and three men deliberated over two days before returning guilty verdicts to each of the charges.
But although jurors unanimously agreed on Williams’ guilt, they could not reach a consensus on a sentence recommendation.