PHOENIX — Jury deliberations began Monday in the trial for Cleophus Cooksey, who is accused of a series of Phoenix-area killings in 2017.
The trial was pushed back repeatedly due to the COVID-19 pandemic and opened earlier this year.
Cooksey is accused of murder and other charges stemming from a total of eight killings in Phoenix and nearby Glendale over a three-week span. If he is convicted, prosecutors will seek the death penalty. Cooksey has said the allegations against him are false and pleaded not guilty…