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Dylan Roof is charged with the murder of six women and three men, at a bible study group at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina

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3 Aug, 2015

Lawyers gag guilty plea

Plea hearing0 Comments

According to his lawyers, Roof wants to plead guilty to all the crimes he has been charged with, but they have advised him not to enter a plea until prosecutors inform the court on whether or not they’ll seek the death penalty.

Roof has told us he wishes to plead guilty. Until we know whether the government will seek the death penalty, we cannot advise Mr. Roof.

The Magistrate enters a not guilty plea for Roof.