Adolph Ray “Sonny” Neal, Age 49, of Dalton, Ga.Prosecutors say a Dawnville, Ga., man who was recently indicted on charges that he butchered his wife and beat her grandfather to death is eligible for the death penalty.
Adolph “Sonny” Neal, 49, was indicted on two counts of malice murder last week, but Conasauga Circuit District Attorney Bert Poston said he hasn’t decided whether he will ask for the ultimate penalty for Neal.
On May 24, Neal fled from police after prosecutors said he stabbed his 27-year-old wife, Jessica, over and over with a knife and beat to death her 69-year-old grandfather, Donald Shedd, with a wrench.
Friends and family have said they believed that Neal, who was 22 years older than his wife of eight years, snapped after Jessica had decided to break off the marriage.
Jessica Neal was the face of Dazzle, the tanning salon and boutique she owned with her husband.