06-10-2019, 06:33 PM
GUILTY
Today, a jury found Chase Merritt guilty of killing his self-proclaimed best friend and ex business partner Josephy (Joey) McStay, Joey's wife Summer, and the couple's two small boys.
The family was reported missing 9 years ago and their bodies were found in shallow desert graves 6 years ago.
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Merritt (pictured left, no jacket) is eligible for the death penalty for the premeditated quadruple murder. The sentencing trial begins tomorrow.
Prosecutors say Merritt killed the family with a sledgehammer at a time when he owed Joey McStay money and was being cut out of the victim's business of making and selling custom water fountains.
More: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/charles-cha...019-06-10/
Today, a jury found Chase Merritt guilty of killing his self-proclaimed best friend and ex business partner Josephy (Joey) McStay, Joey's wife Summer, and the couple's two small boys.
The family was reported missing 9 years ago and their bodies were found in shallow desert graves 6 years ago.
Merritt (pictured left, no jacket) is eligible for the death penalty for the premeditated quadruple murder. The sentencing trial begins tomorrow.
Prosecutors say Merritt killed the family with a sledgehammer at a time when he owed Joey McStay money and was being cut out of the victim's business of making and selling custom water fountains.
More: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/charles-cha...019-06-10/