SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Jurors are deliberating in the case of a former middle school football coach accused of kidnapping a 10-year-old girl from a Missouri neighborhood in front of horrified witnesses before raping and killing the child.

The attorney for 49-year-old Craig Wood argued during closing arguments Thursday that the 2014 death of Hailey Owens was unplanned. Prosecutors scoffed at the argument, noting the girl was bound and shot in the back of her head.

During the trial, a witness testified that he was raking leaves when he saw Wood pull Hailey into a pickup truck. The man ran after the truck but was unable to get to the girl. His wife called 911 and reported the truck’s license plate.

Hailey’s body was found in Wood’s basement.

Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty.

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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) – Closing arguments are scheduled for Thursday in the trial of a man accused of abducting, raping and killing a 10-year-old Missouri girl.

The prosecution and defense rested Wednesday in the first-degree murder trial of Craig Wood, who is facing a possible death sentence in the 2014 death of Haley Owens.

The defense rested without calling any witnesses. Wood did not testify on his own behalf.

Testimony for the prosecution on Wednesday included evidence about the girl’s body being found in the basement of Wood’s home in February 2014, and an autopsy that found she had been shot and had injuries consistent with sexual abuse.

Wood’s attorney has conceded that his client kidnapped and killed Haley, but said he acted impulsively when he grabbed the girl in broad daylight.