Mark Wilson Jr., the man convicted of murdering two young brothers in 2020 in Putnam County, was formally sentenced to death by a judge.

A Putnam County man convicted of murdering two young brothers will be back in court Tuesday to make a final attempt to persuade a judge to keep him off Death Row and instead, hand him a life sentence.

A Putnam County jury unanimously recommended the death penalty for Mark Wilson Jr., who was convicted of the brutal murder of two young brothers in 2020.

The defense rested Thursday in the trial of Mark Wilson Jr., a man convicted in the killings of two young Putnam County brothers in 2020.

Mark Wilson Jr. was found guilty earlier this month on two counts of first-degree murder for killing 12-year-old Robert Baker and 14-year-old Tayten Baker.

The sentencing phase for convicted killer Mark Wilson Jr. begins Monday, Oct. 24.

The sentencing trial for a man convicted of murdering two young Putnam County brothers in 2020 begins in two weeks, and he could face the death penalty.

A man was convicted Thursday of killing two young brothers in 2020 in Putnam County.

Testimony continued Wednesday in the trial of a man accused of killing two young brothers in 2020 in Putnam County.

Testimony began Tuesday in the trial of a man accused of killing two young brothers in 2020 in Putnam County.

A high-profile murder trial in Putnam County was delayed Monday because of an issue with the jury, but shortly after 6 p.m., a jury was selected.

A man accused of murdering two boys in Putnam County is scheduled to appear in court Monday for the beginning of his trial.

Jury selection is underway in the trial of a man charged in the murders of two boys in Putnam County.

PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. – The state intends to seek the death penalty for the man accused of killing two young boys in Putnam County, State Attorney R.J. Larizza announced Tuesday afternoon. “If there was ever a case for the death penalty, this is the one,” Larizza said Monday. News of the state’s decision to seek the death penalty quickly spread among Putnam County residents who have been outraged over the killings. It breaks the whole community apart.”“They need to get the death penalty. Robert and Tayten Baker (Kim Rigney/GoFundMe)The last time there was a Putnam County death penalty case was in 2012 when Timothy Fletcher was sentenced to death after being convicted of first-degree murder in a 2009 killing.

PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. – Loved ones gathered Friday night to honor the lives of two brothers who were murdered in their Putnam County home. Investigators said Robert Baker and his 14-year-old brother Tayten were killed by Mark Wilson Jr., their aunt’s boyfriend. Brother of slain Putnam County boys: ’I have 2 more guardian angels’Robert would have turned 13 years old Friday, and family and friends gathered at Little Rain Lake Park in Keystone Heights to mark the occasion. RELATED: Witness: Suspect confesses plot to kill slain Putnam County boys' familyWilson is charged with two counts of first-degree murder. The family had only lived in their Melrose home for roughly two weeks before the boys were killed.

MELROSE, Fla. – The man accused of killing two young boys in Putnam County said he and the boys’ aunt had plotted to kill the entire family, according to a warrant from the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office. A day after the bodies of the boys were found surrounded by blood, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office set up a controlled meeting with Wilson and a witness. The plan, Wilson told the witness, was for the aunt to kill the mother and the 4-year-old, he said, and Wilson would kill the boys. The boys’ aunt has not been charged in the case. The boys' mother found their bodies when she woke up, the agency said.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – Friends and loved ones gathered Wednesday evening to remember two brothers who were killed last week in their Melrose home. The vigil in honor of Robert Baker, 12, and Tayten Baker, 14, was held in Mulberry in Polk County, where the family lived before recently moving to Putnam County. The vigil was organized by the family’s former neighbors, including Chelsea Coyner. Dozens of former teammates, classmates and neighbors attended the vigil. Mark Wilson Jr., 30, who was identified as the boyfriend of the boys’ aunt, is charged with first-degree murder in the boys’ deaths.

PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. – Putnam County deputies have been suffering from what’s described as a form of post-traumatic stress disorder after the murders of two children. According to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, Mark Wilson Jr., 30, used a knife and a hammer to kill Robert Baker, 12, and Tayten Baker, 14, last week inside their Melrose home. And it’s definitely that something that can stick with them for a long period of time if not properly managed,” said Col. Joe Wells, with the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office. “I have scenes in the back of my head that I have experienced during my 24-year career in law enforcement. According to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, Wilson is being held without bond and is heavily guarded in isolation.

MELROSE, Fla. – A 30-year-old man charged with murder in the killings of two young brothers in Melrose was ordered to be held without bond Saturday morning when he appeared before a Putnam County judge. The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office said Wilson is accused of using a hammer and a knife to take the brothers’ lives. The boys’ mother found their bodies when she woke up on Wednesday morning, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office said. Putnam County Sheriff Gator DeLoach said the Baker family had moved from Polk County to Putnam County just over two weeks ago to be closer to family and allowed Wilson, the boyfriend of the boys’ aunt, to live in a shed on their property. On the Putnam County jail website, Wilson’s last address is listed as Newberry, Florida.

The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office announced that Mark Wilson Jr. is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of 12-year-old Robert Baker and 14-year-old Tayten Baker. The boys’ mother found their bodies when she woke up on Wednesday morning, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office said. On his Facebook page, Putnam County Sheriff Gator DeLoach wrote: “...The sick monster responsible for Tayten and Robert’s brutal murder was arrested last night. !”On the Putnam County jail website, Wilson’s last address is listed as Newberry, Florida. DeLoach said the Bakers had moved from Polk County to Putnam County just over two weeks ago to be closer to family.