Prosecutor: Death penalty considered in case of slain mom, son

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Montgomery County’s top prosecutor says his office will consider whether to pursue the death penalty against a man charged with killing a Germantown woman and suspected in the death of her son.

State’s Attorney John McCarthy said Wednesday that “it is far too early” to say whether capital punishment is warranted for Curtis M. Lopez. Lopez, 45, is charged with first-degree murder in the killing of his wife, Jane McQuain.

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