A Miami Judge announced today that bail would be denied for the suspect in the killing of Washington Redskins player Sean Taylor.  Circuit Judge Dennis Murphy noted that three other suspects and Jason Scott Mitchell allegedly carried out their plot in the Fort Myers area and drove 150 plus miles across the state with intentions to burglarize Sean Taylor's Miami home.

Prosecutors in the case stated they have not yet decided whether they will seek the death penalty against any of the four suspects. Each suspect is charged with first-degree murder and armed burglary in the Nov. 26 shooting of Washington Redskins star Taylor, an All-Pro safety for the Redskins and former All-American at the University of Miami.

An additional suspect in the case, Eric Rivera Jr., whom allegedly shot Sean Taylor during the confrontation inside his home, has also been denied bail. Jason Scott Mitchell told police they thought Taylor would be out of town because the Washington Redskins were playing in Tampa that weekend, but Taylor was home with an injury.

Mitchell is a key to the case because he attended a birthday party in September at Taylor's home and told police he saw the football player hand out bags of $10,000 in cash to his sister and brother as gifts.

Taylor had been the top pick of the NFL in the 2004 draft and was enjoying a successful season until a knee injury sidelined him for the past two games leading up to the incident.

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