Orange County prosecutors will not pursue capital punishment for a man accused of stabbing his housekeeper to death in his home in Hillsborough last month, the district attorney said Tuesday.
Matthew Jared Vukmer, 53, faces a first-degree murder charge for allegedly killing his longtime housekeeper, 54-year-old Paula Floyd, on March 6. Prosecutors ruled out the possibility of the death penalty at a hearing Tuesday, saying the state will proceed “non-capitally,” according to court documents.
District Attorney Jeff Nieman said the decision was in line with promises not to seek the death penalty that he made while running for his seat…