08-02-2006
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Man in Xbox Slayings gets Life
>> From Associated Press via Yahoo!:
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A man who said he swung a baseball bat but denied killing any of the six victims in a dispute over an Xbox video game system will spend the rest of his life in prison, a judge decided Tuesday.
A jury on Tuesday recommended the death penalty for two other defendants.
Michael Salas, 20, was sentenced to seven life terms without parole. Death was recommended for ringleader Troy Victorino, 29, and Jerone Hunter, 20. All three were convicted last week of six counts of first-degree murder.
Chief Circut Judge Bill Parsons did not set a date for the sentencing of Victorino and Hunter.
Early on Aug. 6, 2004, four men broke into a house in Deltona, slaying the six victims.
Prosecutors said Victorino was angry with victim Erin Belanger, 22, who had him evicted when she found him living in her grandmother's home in Deltona. She kept some of his belongings, including some clothing and the video game system.
A fourth defendant, Robert Cannon, pleaded guilty in October to all the charges. But he later refused to testify and said he wanted to withdraw his guilty plea because he was innocent. The judge hasn't decided whether he will allow the change.
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