Spotsylvania Sheriff Police Beat / He fought the law and the law won; two charged in murder of Heather Ciccone

SPOTSYLVANIA, VA. – Two men with extensive criminal histories now have a new threshold of crime accomplished with both being indicted for the murder of a young woman that they allegedly shot in the back of the head after beating her to death and left her body in a parked car in December of 2015.

MURDER USA: ‘Mookie’ Columbus charged with one fatal shot that killed Tawanda Blake in Legion bar parking lot

The original witnesses were re-interviewed, and they recanted their previous statements to investigators. Investigators moved quickly to bring the new information to prosecutors to drop the charges against Copes and obtain an arrest warrant for Christopher.

MURDER USA: Gregg Thomas Found Guilty of Attempted First Degree Murder of Sgt. Keith McNeill; Faces 25 Years to Life in Prison

Convicted of second-degree murder on Sept. 14, 2004, when he entered a guilty plea in Baltimore City Circuit Court in a deal with Baltimore City States Attorney Patricia Bessamy, Thomas was sentenced to 30 years in prison with 15 years suspended.