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Judge denies motion to throw out death penalty option in trial of MMA fighter Cedric Marks
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Cedric Marks, 46, is due to be tried in court over the 2018 killings of Jenna Scott and Michael Swearingin. Marks, a veteran MMA fighter, is accused of killing his former girlfriend Scott and her friend Swearingin and burying their bodies in shallow graves near Clearview, OK.
Marks is to be tried in Bell County, TX for the crimes.
EverythingLubbock reports that Judge Steve Duskie of the 436th Judicial District Court has ruled that the death penalty can be considered in this case, should Marks be found guilty.