MEMPHIS, Tenn. — An attorney for Courdarion Craft, the man accused in a deadly weekend crime spree and citywide manhunt, asked for a mental evaluation for his client Tuesday.
His mother, meanwhile, said there was more to the story as she defended her son outside the courtroom.
And, in a separate case, a grand jury on Tuesday indicted Craft on charges of attempted first-degree murder and especially aggravated robbery in a shooting that was allegedly over a pair of shoes last November.
Craft, 20, was officially arraigned Tuesday morning. Judge Karen Massey read aloud each of his seven charges: Carjacking, First Degree Murder, Especially Aggravated Robbery, Aggravated Child Abuse x2, Evading Arrest in Auto and Evading Arrest.
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His most severe charge, first degree murder, could result in the death penalty or a life sentence if convicted, the judge told him. Bond was denied.
This sparked emotion from Craft, who sat sobbing at times while his newly retained lawyer Brandon Hall addressed the court, appealing for a mental evaluation.