LOS ANGELES (AP) – The case against the man accused of a deadly shooting rampage at Los Angeles International Airport could face significant delays because prosecutors are seeking the death penalty.
The decision announced Friday means that Paul Ciancia may not face a jury in 2015, as a judge wants.
Lawyers were expected to discuss a trial date Monday during a hearing in U.S. District Court.
Prosecutors said in court papers that they would seek a death sentence because Ciancia intentionally targeted federal employees and terrorized passengers and airport workers.
Ciancia, 24, has pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges in the killing of Transportation Security Administration Officer Gerardo Hernandez, 39, and the wounding of three other people at LAX on Nov. 1, 2013.