Raymond Morrogh Appointed as Special Prosecutor in Justin Wolfe Case
Prince William County commonwealth's attorney Paul Ebert recused himself from the case, after a federal judge said the initial trial was filled with "hearsay and speculation."
Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney Raymond Morrogh will act as special prosecutor when the state again tries Justin Wolfe, of Chantilly, for allegedly ordering the 2001 murder of Centreville's Daniel Petrole Jr. Prince William County Circuit Court Judge Mary Grace O'Brien confirmed Morrogh as the prosecutor Friday, a day after Prince William County prosecutors moved to recuse themselves from the case. "I thought it was appropriate for a special prosecutor," O'Brien said. Given the circumstances around the case, the move to appoint a special prosecutor was expected. Last year, a federal judge reprimanded Commonwealth's Attorney Paul Ebert and Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Richard Conway for their conduct at the previous trial. U.…
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Zeivah
12:59 pm on Thursday, December 27, 2012
Wow - Sabrina I hope you never get caught up with a bad cop or prosecutor. Owen Barber pumped 21 bullets into Daniel Petrole and then lied to an eager prosecutor to save his own skin. For that he will be out lurking around your neighborhood soon as part of a plea deal. To pump that many bullets into someone at close range takes a special kind of human being - he then watched the life drain out of… more ›