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Translate this page Trial of men suspected of hunting down Megan's Law registrant and killing him continuesMonday, March 8th, 2010 Issue 10, Volume 14.
Steven Banister, 28, of Desert Hot Springs, and Travis Martin Cody, 27, face first-degree murder charges in the Aug. 10 death of Edward Vaughn Keeley, whose body was found in his back yard in the 64000 block of 16th Avenue in North Palm Springs. The suspects also face two special circumstance allegations of committing a murder during a robbery and a burglary, which makes them eligible for the death penalty if convicted. Prosecutors have not decided whether to seek capital punishment for Banister. Both men were due in court today for their preliminary hearing, which Advertisement Banister had been free from prison less than one month before Keeley's death, according to a declaration in support of an arrest warrant. Keeley's address was listed as the home of a convicted sex offender on a publicly-available database created by Megan's Law. Banister had reportedly bragged in prison that he planned to assault homosexuals, rapists and pedophiles. He alleged used Megan's Law to target pedophiles and sex offenders for his burglaries, said sheriff's Investigator Josh Button, who prepared the declaration. Banister told his girlfriend that he had gotten into a fight with an old man, but did not know if the victim was alive or dead, according to Button. After Keeley's death, Banister went to Tennessee, where he was arrested in December. 1 comments
If only he had targeted John Gardner III instead! |
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