DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) - A Florida Panhandle man faces a possible death sentence for killing a teenage Georgia girl on vacation with her family.

A Walton County jury found 23-year-old Steven Cozzie guilty of first-degree murder, sexual battery, aggravated child abuse and kidnapping on Friday. The Northwest Florida Daily Newsreports that the penalty phase, where jurors recommend the death penalty or life in prison, begins next week.



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