Death penalty sought for man charged with killing pregnant niece
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - State Attorney Melissa Nelson intends to seek the death penalty for a Jacksonville man suspected of impregnating and murdering his teenage niece. At Thursdays arraignment, Johnathan Quiles entered not guilty pleas to two counts of first-degree murder in the death of Iyana Sawyer and her unborn child. He will be represented by attorney Robert Davis, who took over after the Public Defenders Office withdrew from the case. Authorities suspect Quiles shot Sawyer either Dec. 19 or Dec. 20, killing the teen and her unborn child. Quiles has been in jail since January after his arrest on a sexual battery charge.