ALAMANCE COUNTY, NC (WFMY) - An Alamance County man has been charged with murder after previously being charged with manslaughter.
Stephen Ferriell was charged with First Degree Murder in connection with the death of Robert Nelson Gilley II according to the Alamance County Sheriff's Office.
Deputies responded to an accidental gunshot investigation on Mount Vernon Church Road Nov. 5, 2016. Gilley II, 52, was the victim and deputies were initially told he and a friend were target shooting.
After an investigation, Ferriell was charged with Voluntary Manslaughter and Obstruction of Justice on Jan. 5, 2018. He was released from custody after posting a $500,000 secured bond and awaited trial.
Since that arrest, more information surfaced and was taken to the grand jury. Jurors returned an indictment for First Degree Murder on May 21. Ferriell, 41, was arrested Wednesday and is at the Alamance County Detention Center without bond.
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