3rd Death Sentence Recommended for Convicted Cop Killer

The fallout from a 2010 crime spree is beginning to pile up for Tampa’s Dontae Morris.

On Wednesday, a jury handed down Morris’ fourth conviction on murder charges. On Thursday, those same jurors voted 10-2 to recommend the death penalty, several media outlets are reporting. Whether Judge William Fuente will take the jury’s recommendation remains to be seen. If he does, it will be Morris’ third death penalty.

Morris, 29, is already facing two death sentences in the June 29, 2010, shooting deaths of Tampa Police Officers Jeffrey Kocab and David Curtis. He was also sentenced to life in prison for the 2010 slaying of Rodney Jones.

The latest trial for Morris focused on the 2010 death of Derek Anderson.

Morris also faces a fifth trial in relation to the June 8, 2010, death of Harold Wright. It is unclear when that trial will begin.

Morris is being held at the Hillsborough County Jail, according to jail records.

Booking photo courtesy of the Hillsborough County Jail