Man accused of killing UNC student Faith Hedgepeth facing additional charges
>> BREAKING NEWS FROM WRAL
COVERAGE. YOU CAN COUNT ON.
>> WE TURN NOW TO THIS BREAKING
NEWS. A MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING
UNC STUDENT FAITH HEDGEPETH
BACK IN 2012. HE'S FACING NEW
CHARGES. SHOULD ALL ABOUT AS
WAS PREVIOUSLY ARRESTED AND
CHARGED WITH MURDER? NOW
PROSECUTORS HAVE AMENDED THAT
INDICTMENT TO INCLUDE SEVERAL
NEW CHARGES.
>> WRAL'S MONICA CASEY IS LIVE
OUTSIDE THE DURHAM COURTHOUSE
WITH MORE ON WHAT THOSE NEW
CHARGES ARE. MONICA?
>> DEBORAH, ALMOST 10 YEARS
AFTER HER DEATH, CHAPEL HILL
POLICE ARRESTED THE MAN THEY
SAY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
MURDER OF FAITH HEDGEPETH.
NOW MIGUEL SIDE OF WHERE ALL
OF OUR U.S. FACES NEW CHARGES
IN THIS CASE, MORE THAN 3 YEARS
AFTER HE WAS FIRST ARRESTED.
THIS NEW INDICTMENT CHARGES
HIM WITH FIRST-DEGREE BURGLARY,
FIRST-DEGREE RAPE AND FIRST
DEGREE OFFENSE. THAT'S IN
ADDITION TO THE MURDER CHARGE
HE WAS ALREADY FACING THAT
DOCUMENT SAYS HE BROKE INTO
HEDGE PATS APARTMENT WITH THE
INTENT TO COMMIT A FELONY HAS
PASSED WAS 19 AT THE TIME SHE
WAS FOUND BEATEN TO DEATH IN
THAT APARTMENT TODAY. CHAPEL
HILL POLICE RELEASED A
STATEMENT ABOUT THIS NEW
INDICTMENT SAYING, QUOTE,
THANKS, MURDER, IMPACTED OUR
ENTIRE COMMUNITY. OUR THOUGHTS
REMAIN WITH HER FAMILY AND
EVERYONE AFFECTED BY THIS
TRAGEDY. ONE OTHER UPDATE IN
THIS CASE SOUTH, WHERE ALL OF
OURS HAS HIRED HIS OWN PRIVATE
ATTORNEYS. HIS PUBLIC DEFENDERS
ARE NO LONGER ON THIS CASE.
HE REMAINS IN CUSTODY WITHOUT