Conway man found guilty of attempted capital murder

A Conway man is set to spend the rest of his life in prison for attempting to kill the mother of his child. A Faulkner County jury on Wednesday found Peter Ayika, 44, guilty on counts of attempted capital murder, aggravated assault on a family or household member and first-degree terroristic threatening. The jury also found that Ayika committed the crimes with a firearm and in the presence of a child, sentencing him to life in prison for attempted capital murder and two separate 15-year prison sentences for aggravated assault and terroristic threatening.

Ayika, who is a habitual offender, will also have to pay $10,000 in fines. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.



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