PHOENIX — A warrant for execution has been granted for Leroy Dean McGill, who was convicted of several crimes more than 20 years ago.
McGill was charged with the murders of Charles Perez and the attempted murder of Nova Banta. Documents state that in July 2002, McGill entered a Phoenix apartment and threw gasoline on Perez and Banta and set them on fire. Three other people were able to escape from the fire.
McGill was charged in 2003, and the following year, a jury found him guilty on all counts of first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder, arson, and the endangerment of three other victims…