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John Michael Legg entered the plea during a court hearing, WAFF-TV
reported. The plea comes a week after a judge ruled that Legg
was mentally competent to stand trial, according to court
records.
Seven people — three women and four men — were found dead on
June 5, 2020, in a home that had been set on fire. A dog also
was also found dead in the home. The murders occurred in
Valhermoso Springs, a rural north Alabama community about 20
miles (32 kilometers) south of Huntsville, Alabama.
Frederic Rogers, who was also charged in the killings, was
convicted of capital murder earlier this year. He was sentenced
to life in prison without parole.
Prosecutors said the two were in a motorcycle club known as the
Seven Deadly Sins and were in a dispute with the people who
lived in the home. They were charged in the deaths of Tammy
England Muzzey, 45, of Valhermoso Springs; Emily Brooke Payne,
21, of Valhermoso Springs; Roger Lee Jones Jr., 19, of Decatur;
Jeramy Wade Roberts, 31, of Athens; William Zane Hodgin, 18, of
Sommerville; James Wayne Benford, 22, of Decatur; and a
17-year-old girl.
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