No death-penalty decision yet in Ohio bodies case

CLEVELAND (AP) — A prosecutor says no decision will be made on the death penalty until at least next month in the case against an Ohio man charged with killing three women whose bodies were found wrapped in trash bags.

Cuyahoga County prosecutor Tim McGinty made the comment during a pretrial hearing today for 35-year-old Michael Madison. McGinty said the death-penalty issue is under review by a committee in his office.

Madison responded briefly to questions from the judge, who scheduled another hearing for Aug. 20.

Defense attorney David Grant said afterward that his client’s mental state would be evaluated, but he did not elaborate.

Madison was arrested last month after the bodies were found in a dilapidated neighborhood in East Cleveland and has been held on $6 million bond.