Capital Murder Trial For Rico Cohn To Be Reset

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FAYETTEVILLE -- The capital murder trial for a man accused of killing a woman almost eight years ago will be delayed again.

Rico Tavarous Cohn, 28, is charged in connection with capital murder in the death of Nina Ingram, who was a 21-year-old college student. Ingram was found strangled inside her Sycamore Street apartment April 22, 2006. Cohn was arrested and charged after police reopened the case in 2012.

Cohn, who could face the death penalty if convicted, was recently found mentally fit to stand trial, but the defense is still having evidence independently analyzed, according to Matt Durrett, deputy prosecuting attorney.

After six years of having no leads, Fayetteville police decided to take another look at the cold case, examining facts and interviewing several witnesses and at least three confidential informants. New information, including DNA evidence, came to light implicating Cohn, according to police.

Durrett said he has not decided whether to seek the death penalty against Cohn. Cohn has been in the Washington County Detention Center without bond since his arrest June 6, 2012.

NW News on 03/08/2014

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