11:25 a.m. WEDNES. April 8 -- A judge has set a trial date in the federal case against one of the men charged with killing former student body president Eve Carson.
Demario Atwater22 will begin trial November 2 if all goes according to schedule.
Prosecutors say Atwater and another man kidnapped Carson before shooting her in a neighborhood off East Franklin Street.
Atwater was first charged federally in October and prosecutors announced in December that they would likely seek the death penalty.
In the order issued Tuesday the judge set a date of May 29 for scheduling proposals from the prosecution and defense. There will be a pretrial hearing June 4 in Winston-Salem.
The state trial will likely take place after the federal.
Lawrence Lovette18 is also charged in statewith killing Carson but he is facing no federal charges.
