Murderer ask judges to spare his life COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 9 (UPI) -- An Ohio man who fatally stabbed his ex-girlfriend and their two children, one of them a 2-year-old son, pleaded with judges to spare him the death penalty. Caron E. Montgomery, 37, apologized Tuesday in a Franklin County Common Pleas courtroom for the Thanksgiving Day 2010 killings in a Columbus apartment, The Columbus Dispatch reported. The three victims -- his ex-girlfriend, Tia Hendricks, 31; their daughter, Tahlia Hendricks, 10; and son, Tyron Hendricks, 2 -- all died after their throats were slashed. "I'm sorry for what I did," Montgomery said. I took my family. It's a selfish act. I hurt a lot of people. ... I hope you all have mercy on my soul. Judges Guy Reece, Pat Sheeran and Richard S. Sheward ruled Tuesday morning Montgomery is eligible for the death penalty. A unanimous decision by the three judges would be required for the death penalty to be imposed. Montgomery gave the judges no explanation for the killings. His two oldest sons, ages 17 and 18, a brother, a cousin and the cousin's wife testified Montgomery was a good person despite the killings. "I still have family and my boys, and they want you all to spare my life," Montgomery said. I hope you all spare my life so I can at least be some type of dad from prison for them. Relatives of Tia Hendricks said she had broken up with Montgomery but was allowing him to stay at her home.