Trial ordered for accused killer of Washington Township pair

A Ligonier man will head to trial on charges that he killed a couple inside the Washington Township house they lived in this summer, a judge ruled today.

Police arrested Eric Hall, 29, of Church Street, earlier this month for fatally shooting and beating Anthony Henderson, 24, and for fatally shooting Noelle Richards, also 24, inside the home at 292 Fox Road in August.

Mr. Hall is due to appear for formal arraignment in the Westmoreland County Court of Common Pleas at 9 a.m. on Feb. 15. He is charged with criminal homicide, first degree murder, robbery, theft, aggravated assault and two firearms violations.

Three men who knew the couple told police in Westmoreland County that they tried to visit the couple shortly before 9 p.m. Aug. 28 and a man wielding a baseball bat came to the door and attacked them, according to a criminal complaint.

Two other acquaintances told police they went to see the couple shortly after 9 p.m. and found their bloodied bodies inside the house.

According to the complaint, a review of cell phone records led police to suspect that the couple was alive about 12 minutes before the bat-wielding man, later identified by witnesses as Mr. Hall, was seen at the house.

Liz Navratil: lnavratil@post-gazette.com or 412-263-1438

First published on December 28, 2011 at 4:56 pm

Source: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11362/1199873-100.stm?cmpid=news.xml

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