Death sentence sought for KCK man accused of five killings
A Missouri prosecutor said he will seek the death sentence for the Kansas City, Kan., man accused of killing five men this year.
Montgomery County Prosecutor Nathan Carroz filed the notice to seek the death penalty against Pablo Serrano-Vitorino on Friday.
Serrano-Vitorino, 40, is charged in Montgomery County with first-degree murder in the March 8 shooting death of Randy Nordman of New Florence, Mo.
Several hours before Nordman was killed, authorities say, Serrano-Vitorino shot and killed four men in Kansas City, Kan.
He was allegedly fleeing from those killings when his vehicle ran out of gasoline on Interstate 70 near where Nordman lived. Serrano-Vitorino was arrested several hours later carrying the rifle allegedly used in the killings.
Wyandotte County prosecutors have charged him in the killings of Michael Capps, 41, Jeremy Waters, 36, and brothers Clint Harter, 27, and Austin Harter, 29.
Serrano-Vitorino, who was in the country illegally, is to be arraigned in Montgomery County on June 1.
Tony Rizzo: 816-234-4435, @trizzkc
This story was originally published May 20, 2016 at 4:48 PM with the headline "Death sentence sought for KCK man accused of five killings."