BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – A Melbourne man accused of beating his 71-year-old neighbor to death and burying her body outside the shed where he lived has officially been indicted on a first-degree murder charge, according to the state attorney’s office.
While Brian Karl Peters Jr. was arrested on multiple charges earlier this year, a grand jury indictment is required for first-degree murder cases.
The grand jury heard testimony Tuesday from the Brevard Medical Examiner, a Melbourne Police Department crime scene investigator and detective and a witness before choosing to indict Peters. [TRENDING: Private school won’t allow vaccine | Musk warns of deadly Mars mission | Look up!