Orange man indicted in Lynchburg
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From staff reports
Published: July 17, 2008
A man accused of murdering a Lynchburg resident at the Super 8 motel on Candlers Mountain Road on April 20 was indicted Monday by a grand jury.
Marcious Cousins, 25, of Locust Grove in Orange County, was indicted on charges of first-degree murder, use of a firearm in commission of a felony and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Cousins is accused of shooting Michael Blanchard Jr., 24, at the Super 8 motel.
According to testimony at Cousins’ preliminary hearing, Blanchard and a friend got into an argument with Cousins in the motel parking lot, with two witnesses stating Blanchard punched Cousins through the window of his Chevrolet before the shooting. He faces life in prison if convicted.
Cousins’ trial is scheduled for Aug. 25.
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