Posted on 11/15/2023 3:28:35 PM PST by grundle
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — The man accused of shooting and killing a St. Jude researcher in a robbery this weekend made his first court appearance Wednesday.
A judge told Marious Ward that the district attorney could pursue the death penalty in his case.
Ward, 24, is charged with first-degree murder, murder in perpetration of a felony, especially aggravated robbery, attempted murder, attempted robbery, and use of a firearm in a felony in the case.
He is accused of killing Alexander Bulakhov, 32, during a robbery Sunday evening on Tennessee Street in downtown Memphis.
Bulakhov was walking with his wife and 2-year-old child when he was approached by an armed man. Police say he was shot when he tried to wrestle the gun away from the suspect to defend his family.
The Bulakhovs were from Russia and had most recently lived in New York before moving to Memphis over the summer. Bulakhov was a postdoctoral researcher at St. Jude and his wife was set to start a job there in December, a family friend said.
Brandy Rucker is also charged in the case, and was in court Wednesday. She also was told the death penalty is possible in her case.
She admitted to driving the car while Ward allegedly robbed and shot Bulakhov. That car helped police trace the pair to Frayser, where they were arrested Monday.
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Alexander Bulakhov.
Say his name.
Anyone surprised? when do we stop this nonsense and get back to punishment and the death penalty
A trial in two weeks…one week appeal…one week hanging in front of the parents house
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