Man Who Killed 3 at Georgia Golf Course Strikes Deal to Avoid Death Penalty

The Georgia man who murdered three people at a ritzy golf course in 2021 struck a plea deal with prosecutors on Friday, saving him from potentially being sentenced to death in a trial that was slated to commence this year.

Bryan Rhoden, 25, pleaded guilty to 17 felony charges, which included counts of murder, kidnapping, and aggravated assault. He will now spend the rest of his life behind bars without the possibility of parole.

“The families and the state have agreed to accept the plea deal from Mr. Rhoden in exchange for withdrawing our request for the death penalty,” Cobb County District Attorney Flynn Broady told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution in a phone call. “He’s pleaded guilty to the entire indictment.”

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