ROSWELL, Ga. -- The man accused of shooting and killing two teenagers behind a Roswell Publix was back in court for a preliminary hearing.
Jeffery Hazelwood, 20, is facing several charges including two counts of murder in connection with the deaths of 17-year-olds Natalie Henderson and Carter Davis.
In court Friday, the judge found probable cause for new charges: two counts of aggravated assault, two counts of aggravated sexual battery, identity fraud, two counts of theft, two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.
During the hearing, Roswell Police Detective Jennifer Bennett testified that Hazelwood confessed to the killings but did not explain why he did it.
The detective said authorities were able to track Hazelwood after he used Henderson's debit card to get gas the day after the murders.
In her testimony, Bennett said Hazelwood described what exactly happened Sunday, July 31. He told authorities he saw Henderson and Davis go behind the Publix store and followed them. He climbed up to the roof of the grocery store and continued watching before confronting the two teenagers, who were in the backseat of Henderson's SUV.
Hazelwood made his way down to the SUV, opened the backseat passenger door and ordered the two to exit the vehicle. At this time, Hazelwood told the detective he felt threatened by Davis, pistol-whipped him and shot him in the head.
He then ordered Henderson out of the car and told her to strip naked. He then sexually assaulted her before shooting her in the head.
The detective testified that Hazelwood then took Henderson's debit card from her wallet as well as jumper cables from Davis' vehicle.
PHOTOS | Jeffrey Hazelwood
Photos | Jeffrey Hazelwood
Hazelwood later told authorities that he used the debit card because he was afraid he'd run out of gas. He said he took the jumper cables in case his car broke down and he needed to use them.
Bennett testified that Hazelwood returned to the Publix about an hour after the shootings. She said that surveillance footage showed Hazelwood, wearing a mask, running behind the store. He was at the store for about seven minutes on his return trip there, the detective said.
Other details the detectives testified:
- Authorities had determined that Hazelwood was friends with a male subject that Carter knew from school.
- Hazelwood's grandparents, who he lived with, had told police they were afraid of him. They had ordered him out of the home the weekend of the murders
- Hazelwood's writings indicated he wanted to be an assassin
- Hazelwood was wearing a mask similar to the one seen in the movie V for Vendetta.
- At one point in an interview with detectives, Hazelwood used a British accent
The court appearance took place just one day after the Fulton County medical examiner released the autopsy results of both teenagers.
The bodies of Henderson and Davis were found lying on the asphalt between two vehicles with single gunshot wounds to the head. According to the autopsy, it appears they were shot with a revolver, although no shell casings were found at the scene. Davis was shirtless and Henderson was completely naked.
Defense attorney Lawrence Zimmerman said that Hazelwood had a long history of mental illness, and has been diagnosed as schizophrenic.
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