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Middle District of North Carolina
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P. O. Box 1858
Greensboro, NC 27401

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Lynne Klauer
Assistant United States Attorney
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PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

ATTORNEY GENERAL DECIDES DEATH PENALTY QUESTION

GREENSBORO, NC – Anna Mills Wagoner, United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina, announced today that United States Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey has authorized and directed that the death penalty be sought in the case against Demario James ATWATER.

ATWATER was indicted on October 27, 2008 on carjacking and firearms charges in connection with the March 5, 2008 death of UNC-Chapel Hill Student Body President Eve Marie Carson. The charges are only allegations and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

The office has no further comment on the case at this time.

For information about the Department of Justice’s policies and review process in capital crimes cases, see http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/eousa/foia_reading_room/usam/title9/10mcrm.htm.