The man accused of killing a Florida priest in Burke County has been indicted and District Attorney Ashley Wright filed notice this week that she intends to seek the death penalty. The Burke County grand jury on May 19 indicted Steven James Murray, 28, on charges of murder and weapon violations in the April 18 fatal shooting of the Rev.

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