Washington County Attorney will not seek death penalty in double homicide
WASHINGTON COUNTY (ABC4) — Mia Bailey, 28, the suspect accused of killing her parents in Washington City earlier this week, has been charged with 10 felonies but will not face the death penalty, according to the county attorney’s office.
Washington County Attorney Eric Clarke filed nine first-degree felonies and one third-degree felony against Bailey in the death of her parents, Joseph and Gail Bailey. Mia Bailey allegedly entered their home on June 18 and shot them to death.
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Mia Bailey is officially charged with two counts of aggravated murder, one count of attempted aggravated murder, seven counts of felony discharge of a firearm and one count of aggravated burglary.
“After a careful review of the alleged facts involved, the office is not seeking the death penalty in this tragic case,” stated a press release from Clarke’s office.
According to the affidavit of probable cause, Bailey said she had no remorse for her actions, and was quoted as saying, “I would do it again. I hate them.”
A neighbor’s security camera caught Bailey arriving at the home of her parents on June 18, and arrest documents said Bailey admitted to entering the home and shooting at her mother almost immediately.
According to an affidavit of probable cause, Bailey went to the home on Tuesday night with the intent to kill both of her parents. Documents said she shot both of her parents multiple times, going back to their bodies to “make sure” they were dead.
An hours-long manhunt for Mia Bailey followed, and she was eventually arrested in St. George after a few hours of negotiations with police. Documents made note of the fact that Bailey was in the process of transitioning from male to female, and legally changed her name and gender.
A GoFundMe has been set up for funeral expenses for Joseph and Gail Bailey.
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