Death for Convicted Philly Drug Kingpin?

Federal prosecutors will seek the death penalty for man in deaths of 11 people.

Federal prosecutors say they'll seek the death penalty for a convicted drug kingpin charged in the deaths of 11 people, including six in a 2004 firebombing at the home of a man who planned to testify against him.

Prosecutors filed notice Monday of the government's intention to seek the death penalty for Kaboni Savage and two others. Savage is charged in 11 of the 12 deaths included in the lengthy indictment.

Authorities say Savage ordered witnesses and rival drug dealers killed to protect a multimillion-dollar North Philadelphia drug operation. Authorities say he orchestrated the firebombing of the home of Eugene Coleman, resulting in the deaths of his mother, toddler son and four other family members.

Savage is currently serving a 30-year drug-trafficking sentence in Colorado. His trial is set for September.

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