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Jury Finds Murder Suspect Guilty Of Involuntary Manslaughter

Reported by: Send eMail Darrah Wilcox
Web Producer: Bethany Simmons
Reported: Mar. 12, 2012 11:02 AM EDT
Updated: Mar. 13, 2012 3:49 PM EDT

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Huntington , Cabell County , West Virginia

A Cabell County jury has found a murder suspect in a fatal beating guilty of involuntary manslaughter.

Rhamel Hatcher is now accused in the death of Jeremy Cook who was beaten outside of Peckers Bar last May.

Two other defendants, Clyde Cooper and Dwain Foster, have already agreed to plea deals and have been sentenced. They say it was Hatcher who delivered the fatal blow to Cook.

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Reported: Friday March 9, 2012 6pm
Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia

The jury in the trial of a man accused of beating a leukemia patient to death has been sent home for the weekend.

Rhamel Hatcher is charged with second degree murder. Two other defendants, Clyde Cooper and Dwain Foster, agreed to plea deals and have already been sentenced. They say it was Hatcher who delivered the fatal blow to Jeremy Cook outside of Peckers Bar back in May 2010.

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Original story:
Reported: Aug. 26, 2011 4:39 PM
Ironton, Scioto County, Ohio

The man who Lawerence county Ohio deputies arrested earlier this week in connection with a beating death that happened last year has been indicted on murder charges.

Deputies arrested Rhamel Hatcher at his home in South Point, Ohio. He is charged with first degree murder.

The arrest is in connection with the brutal beating death of Jeremy Cook that happened back in May of 2010. Clyde Cooper and Dwain Foster both entered a Kennedy Plea -- that is a legal option for not admitting guilt or innocence to the crime, but shows the prosecution has a lot of evidence. Cooper was sentenced to 15 years. Foster will be sentenced next month.

Hatcher is currently being held in Ironton, Ohio without bond while he awaits extradition back to West Virginia. He will appear in court next week.



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