All three pled innocent in July to charges of criminal homicide, reckless endangerment, assault and other counts relating to the incident. The men, 21-year-old Arnold Butcher -- the accused gunman -- 23-year-old Dwight Townsend and 24-year-old Michael Shaw, were arrested this spring in connection with the killing of Tyrone Robertson. Robertson was murdered in his hometown of Chester over winter break. Mattera announced at the August arraignment that the prosecution would not seek the death penalty for Butcher, Townsend or Shaw. -- Peter Spiegel
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