Death Penalty Sought in Canon Murder Case
Northern Judicial Circuit District Attorney Parks White says he plans to seek the death penalty in the January murder of a Canon woman.
White confirmed Thursday that he has filed notice that he will seek the death penalty for Brent James Shubert of Canon.
In March, a Franklin County Grand Jury indicted Shubert on one count of malice murder, one count of felony murder and one count of concealing the death of another.
Authorities say on January 28th Shubert strangled his fiancé, 33-year old Bonnie Ann Cooner, with a wire, then threw her body down an abandoned well near their home on Unawatti Road in Canon.
An intensive search was launched to find Cooner that involved Franklin County Sheriff’s investigators, the GBI as well as friends and relatives.
At one point, Shubert told an Atlanta TV station that his girlfriend had been moody and acting strangely just before she disappeared.
On Friday, February 8th, Franklin County Sheriff Stevie Thomas and GBI Agent in Charge Mike Ayers announced they had gathered evidence that led them to believe foul play was involved in Cooner’s disappearance.
That, Thomas said later, produced tips that led investigators to discover Cooner’s body the following evening down an abandoned well near her home.
Shubert was arrested several hours later in Anderson, SC and returned to Franklin County. He was denied bond and remains in the Franklin County Detention Center.
Parks said a trial date for Shubert has not yet been set.