Michael Bargo sentenced to death in Marion Co. teen's slaying

A Marion County man was sentenced to death Friday for killing a teenager.

In August, Michael Bargo was convicted for his role in 15-year-old Seath Jackson's murder.

A jury had already recommended the death penalty by an overwhelming majority.

"By a vote of 10 to 2, we the jury recommend the court that it impose the death penalty."

Prosecutors said Bargo was the mastermind behind the crime, and he deserves to die.

But the final decision is up to the judge.

Investigators said in 2011, Bargo and four others lured the teen to a home, beat him, shot him to death, and then burned his remains. He then stuffed the remains in paint buckets and dumped them in a rock quarry.

Prosecutors called it a cold, calculated and premeditated murder prompted by a dispute over a girl.

The prosecutor said, "He wanted Seath alive, so when Seath took his last breath, the last thing he would see is the defendant standing over him."

His co-defendants are serving life sentences.

During a hearing last month, Bargo took the stand and maintained his innocence, telling the judge he doesn't deserve to die.

"I don't want to die, man. I really don't. I was 18-years-old man (throws hands up)," said Bargo.

Bargo is the youngest person on death row.