INDIANAPOLIS -- Prosecutors have asked a judge to waive the juvenile suspect in the murder of Dr. Kevin Rodgers to adult court.
The unidentified juvenile appeared in court for an initial hearing Thursday morning.
His co-defendant, 18-year-old Ka’Ron Bickham-Hurst, was formally charged Monday with murder and burglary in connection to Rodgers’ death – as well as four counts of theft in unrelated cases.
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Police say they believe Bickham-Hurst and as many as three other juveniles may be responsible for a string of burglaries on the northwest side.
A hearing on the waiver request had not yet been set.
Bickham-Hurst’s next court appearance is a status of counsel hearing scheduled for Jan. 12.
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