Man Charged In Double Shooting Pleads Not Guilty
A man charged with killing a husband and wife in early June pleaded not guilty on Wednesday.
Fredrick Hedgepeth, 25, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of 72-year-old Jerry Bullin and 70-year-old Jo Anne Bullin.
Prosecutors said Wednesday that they will seek the death penalty against Hedgepeth.
Police said the couple met Hedgepeth met at Ingram MotorSports, near Salisbury, because he expressed interest in buying a car they were trying to sell. According to police, Hedgepeth then shot and killed the Bullins in a robbery attempt.
Jo Anne Bullin made a call to the couple’s daughter once they arrived at the business, police said, and told her where they were and that something didn’t seem right. After that call, police said the couple’s daughter made several attempts to contact her parents but couldn’t reach them. She then called 911.
When sheriff’s deputies arrived at the business, they said they saw the Bullins’ bodies through a window and had to force their way in through a locked fence.
Hedgepeth worked at Ingram MotorSports at the time of the shootings, according to deputies.
Deputies said the couple’s daughter informed them that they drove to the area from Conover to try to sell their car. That information led deputies to arrest Hedgepeth, they said.
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