An Arizona judge on Monday denied a defense attorney's request for a mistrial in the death penalty phase of Jodi Arias' capital murder trial, after a long-time friend declined to testify as a character witness, citing death threats,
The drifter, Caleb Lawrence McGillvary, better known as Kai, who became an Internet sensation just a couple months ago after a bizarre incident in Fresno, California when he used a hatchet to "save" someone who had just crashed into him, has been arrested. New Jersey police said that Kai is responsible for a deadly beating of a New Jersey lawyer.
Attorneys for Jodi Arias asked to step down from the case after their client was convicted of first -degree murder, but a judge denied the request. Attorneys Kirk Nurmi and Jennifer Willmott reportedly asked a judge for permission to withdraw from the case, but were denied.
24-year-old Caleb Lawrence McGillvary, known on Facebook as "Kai the Hatchet Wielding Hitchiker,"is being sought on murder charges for killing Joseph Galfy Jr, a New Jersey attorney found dead in his home on Monday. McGillvary's whereabouts are not yet known, as a press conference scheduled for late Thursday afternoon is expected to explain how he has come to be a suspect in the case.
