Tuesday, March 22, 2005

Judge: Florida girl's killing beyond words:Bond Denied

LECANTO, Florida (CNN) -- John Evander Couey made his first appearance in court Tuesday on charges of murdering 9-year-old Jessica Marie Lunsford, with the judge telling the 46-year-old his alleged crimes are "beyond words."Couey, with his hands cuffed, appeared via video link before Citrus County Judge Mark Yerman, who was in Inverness, the county seat.Couey was charged Monday with capital murder, burglary with battery, kidnapping and sexual battery on a child less than 12 years of age. "If we could just, for one day, use the electric chair, I would like that," Jessica's father, Mark Lunsford said.

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