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News Nearby: Monroe Man Found Guilty of 2009 Murder of Loganville Resident

Corey Butler, 31, was found guilty Monday, March 18, of 14 counts in the indictment for the 2009 murder of 65-year-old Epsie Ewing.

It took less than an hour after closing arguments for Alcovy Circuit Superior Court Judge Eugene Benton to find Corey Butler, 31, of Monroe, guilty of all 14 counts in the indictment for the 2009 murder of 65-year-old Epsie Ewing of Loganville.

According to the indictment, Butler was accused of going to the home of Epsie and CF Ewing with Barry Marquez Partee and John Jody Blackwell about 1 p.m. May 21, 2009, to commit armed robbery. During the attack, CF and Epsie Ewing were both beaten. Epsie Ewing died a month later from injuries she received.

Butler waived his right to a jury trial in exchange for the death penalty being taken off the table. The sentencing phase of the trial will begin Monday, March 25, 2013.

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