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| Jury: Death for Eaglin |
| By Associated Pres |
| Published: 02/28/2006 |
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A Florida jury recommended a prison inmate be executed for the slayings of a female officer and another inmate during a botched prison escape. It took just 19 minutes for the jury to issue the 8-4 recommendation Monday for Dwight T. Eaglin. He was convicted Friday on two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Charlotte Correctional Institution officer Darla Lathrem and inmate Charles Fuston. State Attorney Steve Russell said Eaglin deserves the death penalty because the murders were executed in a cold, calculated and premeditated manner and while the defendant was serving time for a 1998 slaying. The defense said the prison system failed to keep Eaglin under control and should share blame for the murders. "We are a society that needs to do things correctly, including how we handle people who have gone astray," Defense Attorney Douglas Withee said. State investigators said Eaglin was one of three prisoners who attacked Lathrem, beat her to death and stuffed her body into a locked mop closet at the Charlotte Correctional Institution on June 11, 2003. Fuston died several days later from injuries sustained in the attack. Lathrem was on duty alone, armed only with pepper spray and a radio. She was the first female prison officer ever killed in Florida. Inmates Michael Jones and Stephen Smith each are also charged with two counts of first-degree murder. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. Jones' trial is scheduled to begin April 17, and Smith is scheduled to stand trial June 12. Sentencing for Eaglin has been scheduled for March 31. |
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