A federal judge implored prosecutors Thursday to quickly decide whether or not they will seek the death penalty for the avowed white supremacist who allegedly shot and killed 10 black people at a Buffalo supermarket last month. Magistrate Judge Kenneth Schroeder made the plea during a brief hearing in US District Court where Payton Gendron, 18, was appointed a public defender after saying he only had $16 in his bank account. Gendron, dressed in an orange jumpsuit, shackles and a black mask, kept his head down as Schroeder read out the charges against him, and only spoke when answering routine questions from the judge to determine his eligibility for a taxpayer-funded lawyer.
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