Federal prosecutors are pursuing the death penalty against the man charged with killing Athens native Eve Carson.
Carson was the student body of the University of North Carolina who was found shot to death in Chapel Hill, North Carolina last spring.
The U S Attorney office says Attorney General Michael Mukasey has approved the request to seek execution of 22-year old Demario Atwater. Atwater pleaded not guilty last month to four federal charges including carjacking resulting in death. His trial is set for November.
Carson was the student body of the University of North Carolina who was found shot to death in Chapel Hill, North Carolina last spring.
The U S Attorney office says Attorney General Michael Mukasey has approved the request to seek execution of 22-year old Demario Atwater. Atwater pleaded not guilty last month to four federal charges including carjacking resulting in death. His trial is set for November.
