The suspect in the abduction and murder of a Covington priest and parish worker is set to be arraigned today.
Antonio Tyson is charged with two counts of first degree murder, along with obstruction of justice. A grand jury served up the charges earlier this month. Prosecutors say he abducted and murdered Rev. Otis Young of St. Peter Catholic Church along with Ruth Prats, one of St. Peter's parishioners, then tried to hide his crimes by setting their bodies on fire.
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Doug Sunseri, host of All Things Legal on WWL, says the death penalty is possible.
"There's two aspects of it," explained Sunseri. "First of all, it's two counts of first degree murder, and also obstruction of justice in a life-death criminal proceeding, and in a venue like St. Tammany Parish it's very likely they'll seek the death penalty."
Rev. Young and Prats were well-known in Covington. Doug Sunseri, host of All Things Legal on WWL, says that might complicate jury selection.
"That will be somewhat of a challenge. I would anticipate that the attorneys for Mr. Tyson will ask for a change of venue."
Sunseri says the D.A. 's office will likely argue that St. Tammany is a big enough parish to select an impartial jury.
