Craigslist Case: Arraignment Soon for Rafferty's Charges Now in Adult Court

Brogan Rafferty, the Stow 17-year-old charged in, for . 

Rafferty's juvenile cases join the .

"His case will be transferred to the General Division of Common Pleas Court if the grand jury indicts him on two counts of aggravated murder, two counts of aggravated robbery and two counts of kidnapping," said the juvenile court's outreach coordinator, Don Ursetti. "He will still stand trial in Summit County on the Noble County charges and when and if the Grand Jury indicts, the charges will be merged."

Rafferty's cases were transferred from Noble County, where the crimes allegedly took place, to Summit County because the case against his accused accomplice Richard Beasley is being handled in Summit, Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh's office said.

Rafferty, , faces three counts of aggravated murder, one count of attempted murder, four counts of aggravated robbery and four counts of kidnapping in Summit County. He has pleaded not guilty to all of the charges.

If convicted, the youth could face life in prison but not the death penalty because of his age. Ohio does not executive juveniles.

An arraignment is expected in about two or three weeks.

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