Ordered to stand trial

NEW CASTLE, PA.

A man has been ordered to stand trial in what authorities allege was a robbery-related shooting in the city that killed three people, including a 10-year-old girl, according to the Associated Press.

The attorney representing Anthony Lavon Cooper, 20, argues that Lawrence County prosecutors lack credible evidence against his client in the Oct. 16 slayings.

Cooper and two other people face charges in the slayings of 31-year-old Nichole Pumphrey, her 31-year-old boyfriend, Lawrence Cannon, and her 10-year-old daughter, Amariah Emery. Four other young children in the home were unharmed. Authorities said Cooper was arrested after fleeing to Detroit.

Defense lawyer Antonio Tuddles unsuccessfully sought dismissal of all charges this week, arguing that although a co-defendant allegedly said his client was involved, a child eyewitness named someone else as the shooter.