DETROIT (AP) -- Two Detroit-area men facing a possible federal death penalty for the murder of an armored-truck courier may close their cases with a plea bargain.
Any deal for Norman Duncan and Kevin Watson would take the death penalty off the table. Court filings show federal Judge Victoria Roberts wants an update on negotiations on Dec. 9.
Duncan and Watson are charged with killing Norman Stephens in 2001 during a $204,000 robbery at a Dearborn credit union.
In August, co-defendant Timothy O'Reilly was found guilty, but the jury gave him life in prison instead of a death sentence. Less than half the jurors favored death.
Michigan's Constitution forbids the death penalty in state court, but it's an option for murders prosecuted in federal court.
Published: Wed, Oct 27, 2010
