16-year-old accused of murder in Winston-Salem crash could spend life in prison; given no bond

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — The 16-year-old who is being charged with murder in a deadly crash that killed a 61-year-old man could spend the rest of his life in prison.

16-year-old Eleazar Bernadino Medina is being charged with second-degree murder in the death of 61-year-old Robert “Bob” Anthony Marcis. He is being charged as an adult.

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Medina appeared virtually in court in Forsyth County on Thursday morning and a judge advised him that the maximum sentence for second-degree murder could be life in prison without the possibility of parole. Medina also requested a public defender.

Prosecutors requested that his bond be set at $1 million secured. However, the judge determined that Medina would be held without bond due to the allegations being a violent offense…

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