A judge ruled on Wednesday that the death penalty will remain a possibility for Bryan Kohberger, the man charged with murder in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students. Kohberger, 30,

The judge was not swayed by legal arguments made by Bryan Kohberger’s defense team to remove the death penalty as an option if he is convicted in the case.

Bryan Kohberger, who was charged with four counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of Kaylee Gonclaves, Madison Mogen, Ethan Chapin and Xana Kernodle, may face the death penalty if found guilty.