UT murder suspect will not be offered a plea deal, DA says

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Travis County district attorney says they will not be offering any kind of plea deal to Meechaiel Criner, the teenager charged with capital murder in the death of University of Texas at Austin student Haruka Weiser.
Criner, 18, pleaded not guilty in the case. Because he was 17 years old at the time of the homicide, Criner is not eligible for the death penalty if convicted.
Over the past few months, there have been numerous back-and-forths between the prosecution and def