🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨: The man convicted of murdering eight people, including his own mother and stepfather, in metro Phoenix in 2017 learned his fate Thursday. Cleophus Cooksey Jr., 43, was sentenced to death for the killing spree by a jury in Maricopa County Superior Court. This comes almost three months after Cooksey was found guilty of murder, kidnapping, attempted sexual assault and armed robbery. His trial began in May. #cleophuscooksey #sentence #deathpenalty #arizona #crime #breakingnews