The Brief
- A man convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend refused to leave his cell for the sentencing hearing.
- David Wright was set to be sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murder of Mariah Samuels.
- While the family and the prosecutor asked the judge to compel Wright to appear Friday morning as scheduled, the sentencing date was moved to Monday.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – A judge moved the sentencing date of convicted murderer David Wright after he refused to leave his jail cell.
The family of Mariah Samuels, the woman he admitted to killing, decried the decision, saying the system continues to fail Mariah and other victims of domestic violence.
The sentencing date is now set for Monday.
David Wright sentencing date moved
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