Charges against one of the suspects in the death of college student Aniah Blanchard are being upgraded from first-degree kidnapping to capital murder, the Lee County, Alabama, district attorney said
DA Brandon Hughes said his office plans to seek the death penalty against the suspect, Ibraheem Yazeed, who is in the Lee County Jail without bond.CNN has reached out to Yazeed's attorney for comment.Ibraheem Yazeed was captured in Florida early last month after Auburn Police issued an arrest warrant for him in Blanchard's case.Blanchard, 19, went missing in late October in Auburn, and her remains were discovered last week in a wooded area of Macon County.
Read MoreUFC fighter Walt Harris writes an emotional tribute after stepdaughter Aniah Blanchard is found dead"We have determined that Mr. Yazeed was the lone person responsible in this case for abducting Aniah Blanchard," Hughes said."He is the only person responsible for Aniah's murder."Hughes called it a"horrific crime" that has"absolutely shaken our community to its core.
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