
Kevorkian charged with first-degree murder
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Kevorkian and Gorosh watch '60 Minutes' Sunday night
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PONTIAC, Michigan (CNN) -- Dr. Jack Kevorkian was charged Wednesday with first-degree premeditated murder in the death of a 52-year-old man suffering from Lou Gehrig's disease.
Oakland County prosecutor David Gorcyca said he acted after viewing the complete videotape, provided by CBS, of Kevorkian injecting the patient, Thomas Youk, with a drug that killed him. An edited version was aired Sunday night on "60 Minutes."
Gorcyca said arrangements had been made for Kevorkian to turn himself in Wednesday afternoon.
Prosecutors also charged Kevorkian with criminal assistance of suicide and delivery of a controlled substance.
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