22-year-old Brandon Bradley and Andria Kerchner, 19, accused of shooting to death Brevard County Deputy Sheriff Barbara Pill yesterday, will face a judge on Wednesday afternoon.
Bradley and Kerchner were arrested Tuesday morning, after killing D/S Pill. They are being held in the Brevard County Detention Center without bond.
Pill was shot multiple times in the face after she initiated a traffic stop on the pair, suspected of stealing furniture from a motel.
Pill tracked the couple down in the Ford Explorer Bradley was driving and pulled them over on John Rodes Boulevard, in Melbourne.
Brevard County Sheriff Jack Parker said at a press conference yesterday, Bradley refused to follow Pill’s comands to get out of the car. Instead, he opened fire shooting the deputy several times in the face and killing her.
Bradley and Kerchner have been charged with robbery with a weapon and first degree felony murder. Bradley also faces additional charges including, drug possession, violating probation and fleeing and attempting to elude law enforcement. According to deputies, the two have a prior criminal history.
Both Bradley and Kerchner, after being interviewed for hours by detectives, apologized for the Pill’s killing.
Meanwhile, there are news reports Andria’s mother, Pamela Kerchner said, she is “devastated” by what has happened and her daughter is “not a monster.”
