PRINCETON — Three people have been indicted by the Mercer County grand jury on charges of first-degree murder.
Nakia Peterson, 27, and his wife Bridget Peterson, 26, both of Union Street in Bluefield, were both indicted by the grand jury on charges of first-degree murder, robbery and burglary in connection with the Aug. 12 death of their next-door neighbor, Carles Mitchem, 63, also of Union Street, according to Prosecuting Attorney Timm Boggess.
In a second unrelated case, the grand jury also indicted Bruce Lee Milam, 33, of the Kegley-Spanishburg area, on charges of first-degree murder and robbery in connection with the death of Lester Sloane, 58, of Glenwood.
For more on this story, and other news, see Thursday’s Daily Telegraph.
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