17-year-old charged in Orange County makes court appearance

ORANGE COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) -- The 17-year-old charged with killing two Orange County teenagers made a court appearance Tuesday afternoon at 3:00 p.m.

Because the suspect is a juvenile, under North Carolina law no cameras were allowed inside and his name can't be released.

Members of Lyric Woods and Devin Clark's families were present for the hearing.

The case could be moved to adult court, meaning we could learn the name of the person charged.

Orange County District Attorney Jim Woodall said that they are undergoing the process to be able to try him as an adult.

The still unidentified suspect was arrested October 5 on murder charges connected to the September 18 killings of Lyric Woods and Devin Clark.

Woods was a 14-year-old student at Cedar Ridge High School. Clark was an 18-year-old senior at Eastern Alamance High.

The pair's bodies were found by ATV riders on a trail in Orange County.