PHOENIX (AZFamily/AP) — A Maricopa County jury has reached a sentencing verdict in the high-profile case of Cleophus Emmanuel Cooksey Jr., who was convicted in September of killing eight people across the Valley in 2017.
The jury was tasked with deciding whether an aggravated circumstance existed that would warrant the death penalty. They began deliberating last week and reached a verdict on Wednesday afternoon.
The verdict will be read on Thursday at 10:30 a.m…