
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: FRIDAY, June 22, 1990                   TAG: 9006220095
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: A-5   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: By Associated Press
DATELINE: MANASSAS                                  LENGTH: Short

DEATH MAY BE SOUGHT FOR ACCUSED KILLER

A Prince William County prosecutor said Thursday he will seek the death penalty for a man accused of torturing, shooting and killing a 15-year-old boy if further evidence supports a case of capital murder.

Michael George, 32, of Stafford County, was arrested after the body of Alexander Sztanko of Manassas was discovered Sunday in a heavily wooded area less than 2 miles from his home.

The boy had a gunshot wound to his head, Commonwealth's Attorney Paul Ebert said.

George, a former computer operator, was being held without bond in the Prince William County detention center.

He had pleaded guilty in 1984 to the 1978 abduction and involuntary manslaughter of an 8-year-old Dumfries youth. In that case, he served 2 1/2 years before being paroled.

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