Prosecutor says he'll pursue death penalty for Ohio man accused of killing 4

by WKRC

Sun, October 15th 2017 at 7:46 AM

Updated Sun, October 15th 2017 at 10:13 AM

Suspect Arron Lawson, center, is escorted into the Lawrence County Courthouse, Friday Oct. 13, 2017 by Sheriff Jeff Lawless, left, and detectives Jason Newman and Aaron Bollinger, pictured on far right, of the Lawrence County Sheriff's Office in Ironton, Ohio. Lawson is being held on charges of murder and aggravated murder. (Jessica St. James/Ironton Tribune via AP)

This undated photo provided by the Lawrence County Ohio Sheriff's Office shows Arron Lawson. Multiple people were found fatally shot and another person was discovered stabbed and critically wounded at a pair of residences in southeast Ohio. Officials were hunting Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017, for Lawson, whom they called a "person of interest" in the attacks. (Lawrence County Ohio Sheriff's Office via AP){p}{/p}

Suspect Arron Lawson, 23, is escorted into the Lawrence County Courthouse, Friday, Oct. 13, 2017 by Sheriff Jeff Lawless, left, of the Lawrence County Sheriff's Office in Ironton, Ohio. He was arrested roughly 12 miles (19 kilometers) south of where authorities found three adults dead in a house trailer on Wednesday evening.(Jessica St. James/Ironton Tribune via AP)

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Suspect Arron Lawson, center, is escorted into the Lawrence County Courthouse, Friday Oct. 13, 2017 by Sheriff Jeff Lawless, left, and detectives Jason Newman and Aaron Bollinger, pictured on far right, of the Lawrence County Sheriff's Office in Ironton, Ohio. Lawson is being held on charges of murder and aggravated murder. (Jessica St. James/Ironton Tribune via AP)

LAWRENCE COUNTY, Ohio (WKRC) - A prosecutor says he will pursue the death penalty against the man charged with killing four people in Lawrence County, Ohio.

Twenty-three-year-old Arron Lawson is being held without bond. He was arrested Friday and charged with one count of aggravated murder and three counts of murder in the shooting deaths of three adults and an 8-year-old child.

The victims were all from the same family. The only survivor was the child's father, Todd Holston. He was hospitalized after being stabbed inside the home.

Lawson is Holston's cousin. Holston said the attack came out of nowhere.

Police have not yet found a motive for the crime.

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