Prosecutor in Club Blu shooting trial found dead in his home

SOUTH FORT MYERS
Prosecutor Anthony William Kunasek with the Condition Attorney’s Place of work has died, in accordance to his workplace.
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office environment said Kunasek was not murdered but declined to give any further details.
Point out Lawyer Amira Fox claimed in a statement:
“It is with excellent sadness that I announce the passing of Assistant Condition Legal professional Anthony (Tony) Kunasek. Tony was an amazingly significant and beloved member of our SAO staff for lots of several years and a expensive mate, and he will be deeply skipped extra than words and phrases could ever categorical. He was an outstanding and gifted legal professional and his get the job done helped keep Southwest Florida a secure spot to stay. I increase my heartfelt condolences to his family and ask for that you allow for his relatives and close friends to grieve privately at this time.”
Kunasek was the guide prosecutor in the Club Blu taking pictures situation, where by the demo for defendant Kierra Russ, who is facing a next-degree murder and conspiracy change, is currently underway.
Russ is the first of 5 defendants to confront a jury in the 2016 taking pictures that killed Stef’an Strawder, 18, and Sean Archilles, 14, two teens present at the social gathering. The shooting also hurt 14 others.
The high-profile murder demo started last week. As they head into the second 7 days, the trial’s long term is up in the air.
“These types of items do transpire, it is quite rare. Which is genuine. But they can take place,” explained Pamella Seay, an FGCU law professor.
WINK Information spoke with Seay to see what could occur upcoming in this trial.
“First of all, we’re seeking at the probability of a continuance. Next, a probability of a mistrial. And third, there will be fears on the part of the members in this trial,” stated Seay.
They are two really various solutions, each and every with its own troubles.
“To see a delay in the process could be pretty difficult for them, unquestionably, psychologically for the family, for the loved ones and buddies, and timewise for the witnesses,” explained Seay.
As for continuance, “What would be that next attorney’s frame of intellect? Have not, you know, they’ve been functioning with each other for a long time on this situation? If this was somebody that you had been working with for a extensive time period of time, and all of a sudden they passed away? How is that going to have an impact on you individually? And are you capable to move forward? So that is a substantial question,” claimed Seay.
What will come upcoming for the circumstance? “Those these a few parties, protection, prosecution and judge, those a few get-togethers are heading to speak and determine out what demands to be performed,” explained Seay.
The long run of Russ’ trial is not known. Testimony is set to resume on Monday at 9:00 a.m. WINK Information will be there and provide you the most recent updates on the trial.
Also awaiting demo for the 2016 Club Blu shooting are Tajze Struggle, Derrick Church, Don Loggins, and Demetrius O’Neal.
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