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George Thomas guilty, gets life sentence with possibility of parole
4:54 PM, May 17, 2013

Video Channon Christian's Parents

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Web extra: Newsom family reacts to sentencing of George Thomas


Entire interview with Hugh and Mary Newsom, immediately after George Thomas was convicted a second time for the murder of their son, Chris Newsom, and his girlfriend, Channon Christian.

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THOMAS SENTENCE: Defendant gets life, with chance for parole, in torture-slayings
By News Sentinel staff
Posted May 17, 2013 at 12:20 p.m., updated May 17, 2013 at 6:01 p.m.

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KNOXVILLE — Deliberating perhaps 20 minutes, jurors decided this afternoon that George Thomas should get life in the killings of Channon Christian and Chris Newsom — with a chance for parole.

The punishment verdict is a change from Thomas’ first jury, which in December 2009 decided he should spend life in prison with no chance to get out.

The panel of six men and six women retired for deliberations about 5:20 today after hearing from family members for Thomas and the victims.

Earlier today, they convicted Thomas, 30, at retrial of all counts for which he was being tried, including felony murder, aggravated rape, robbery and theft in the January 2007 attacks.

The Davidson County jury deliberated about seven hours over two days in reaching its verdict.

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George Thomas guilty on all counts against him
12:33 PM, May 17, 2013

Thomas found guilty on all counts against George Thomas:

C 1: Kill Newsom while Robbing Newsom
C 2: Kill Newsom while Robbing Christian
C 3: Kill Christian while Robbing Newsom
C 4: Kill Christian while Robbing Christian
C 5: Kill N while Kidnap N
C 6: Kill N while Kidnap C
C 7: Kill C while Kidnap N
C 8: Kill C while Kidnap C
C 9: Kill N while Rape N
C 10: Kill N while Rape C
C 11: Kill C while Rape N
C 12: Kill C while Rape C
C 13: Kill N while Theft of N
C 14: Kill N while Theft of C
C 15: Kill C while Theft of N
C 16: Kill C while Theft of C
C 17: Intentionally Kill N w/ premeditation
C 18: Intentionally Kill C w/ premeditation
C 19: Rob N
C 20: Rob C
C 21: Kidnap N w/ weapon
C 22: Kidnap N causing injury
C 23: Kidnap C w/ weapon
C 24: Kidnap C causing injury
C 26: Anal penetration of N while armed
C 27: Anal penetration of N causing injury
C 29: Anal penetration of N while being aided and abetted by one or more persons
C 33: Anal penetration of C while armed
C 34: Oral penetration of C while armed
C 35: Vaginal penetration of C while armed
C 36: Anal penetration of C causing injury
C 37: Oral penetration of C causing injury
C 38: Vaginal penetration of C causing injury
C 42: Anal penetration of C while being aided and abetted by one or more persons
C 43: Oral penetration of C while being aided and abetted by one or more persons
C 44: Vaginal penetration of C while being aided and abetted by one or more persons
C 45: Theft of N $500 or less
C 46: Theft of C $10,000-$60,000

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Guilty again: Jury convicts George Thomas for second time in Christian-Newsom killings
By Jamie Satterfield
Posted May 17, 2013 at 10:31 p.m., updated May 17, 2013 at 11:04 p.m.

Seven trials, an episode of judicial corruption and 302 court appearances later, Mary Newsom can finally sleep.

“I think we can rest now,” she said Friday as — save for appeals most view as doomed — the six-year saga to bring to justice those responsible for the torture-slayings of her son, Christopher Newsom, 23, and his girlfriend, Channon Christian, 21, came to a close.

A Davidson County jury on Friday deemed George Thomas guilty — for a second time — of the carjacking, kidnapping, rape and slaying of the young couple in a case that shocked the Knoxville community with its brutality and randomness.

Just 10 minutes after retiring to consider Thomas’ fate, this same panel of six men and six women gave Thomas’ defenders what they asked for — mercy — opting to impose a sentence of life in prison with the possibility of parole instead of cursing him to die behind bars.

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George Thomas guilty on all counts against him
12:33 PM, May 17, 2013

The jury found Thomas guilty on all 46 counts against him. Court will resume later this afternoon for the penalty phase of the trial, to determine Thomas' sentence.

Thomas found guilty on all counts against George Thomas:


C 1: Kill Newsom while Robbing Newsom
C 2: Kill Newsom while Robbing Christian
C 3: Kill Christian while Robbing Newsom
C 4: Kill Christian while Robbing Christian
C 5: Kill N while Kidnap N
C 6: Kill N while Kidnap C
C 7: Kill C while Kidnap N
C 8: Kill C while Kidnap C
C 9: Kill N while Rape N
C 10: Kill N while Rape C
C 11: Kill C while Rape N
C 12: Kill C while Rape C
C 13: Kill N while Theft of N
C 14: Kill N while Theft of C
C 15: Kill C while Theft of N
C 16: Kill C while Theft of C
C 17: Intentionally Kill N w/ premeditation
C 18: Intentionally Kill C w/ premeditation
C 19: Rob N
C 20: Rob C
C 21: Kidnap N w/ weapon
C 22: Kidnap N causing injury
C 23: Kidnap C w/ weapon
C 24: Kidnap C causing injury
C 26: Anal penetration of N while armed
C 27: Anal penetration of N causing injury
C 29: Anal penetration of N while being aided and abetted by one or more persons
C 33: Anal penetration of C while armed
C 34: Oral penetration of C while armed
C 35: Vaginal penetration of C while armed
C 36: Anal penetration of C causing injury
C 37: Oral penetration of C causing injury
C 38: Vaginal penetration of C causing injury
C 42: Anal penetration of C while being aided and abetted by one or more persons
C 43: Oral penetration of C while being aided and abetted by one or more persons
C 44: Vaginal penetration of C while being aided and abetted by one or more persons
C 45: Theft of N $500 or less
C 46: Theft of C $10,000-$60,000

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George Thomas to be sentenced Tuesday for role in deaths of Christian, Newsom
9:07 PM, Jun 3, 2013

For the second time, a man convicted of murder and rape will learn his fate on Tuesday.

It's been more than six years since 21-year-old Channon Christian and her 23-year-old boyfriend, Chris Newsom, were tortured and killed. George Thomas is expected to be sentenced Tuesday for his role in their deaths.

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Judge has options in today's sentencing of George Thomas
By Jamie Satterfield
Knoxville News Sentinel
Posted June 4, 2013 at 5 a.m.

A judge today will decide if one life sentence with the possibility of parole is punishment enough for torture-slaying defendant George Thomas.

Senior Judge Walter Kurtz faces several sentencing decisions at a hearing today in Knox County Criminal Court for Thomas, who was convicted last month — for a second time — of the carjacking, kidnapping, rape and slayings of Channon Christian, 21, and Christopher Newsom 23.

A Davidson County jury already meted out a sentence of life with the possibility of parole after a mandatory 51 years for the January 2007 murders.

Kurtz now must decide if he should stack the life terms ordered up in Christian’s and Newsom’s murders one onto the other. He also must decide how much time Thomas should receive for the lesser but related crimes of robbery, kidnapping rape and theft and whether he should stack those sentences both onto each other and onto the life sentences.

At age 30 and with six years of jail time already under his belt, Thomas will be 75-years-old before he is eligible for parole if Kurtz opts to stick with one life sentence for the entire criminal episode.

Still, prosecutors Leland Price and TaKisha Fitzgerald will ask Kurtz today for what’s known in court speak as a “max and stack,” meaning maximum sentencing on every charge and the ordering of consecutive sentencing on each.

Thomas’ defense team of Tom Dillard and Stephen Ross Johnson, on the other hand, are expected to urge Kurtz to stick one with one life sentence to cover all of Thomas’ convictions.

The battle lines between the two sides are much the same as those drawn at Thomas’ trial. The prosecutors insist Thomas was an active member of a murderous team, while the defense contends he sat on the sidelines.

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Judge's order ensures George Thomas will die in prison for 2007 torture-slayings
By Jamie Satterfield
Knoxville News Sentinel
Posted June 4, 2013 at 2:39 p.m

KNOXVILLE - A judge today ensured 2007 torture-slaying defendant George Thomas will die in prison for his crimes.

Senior Judge Walter Kurtz sentenced Thomas to consecutive life terms — one for the death of Channon Christian and one for the death of Chris Newsom.

He then added an extra 25 years for the rapes of both victims.

“It’s hard to imagine the suffering of these victims as they lived through the final hours of their lives,” Kurtz said.


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