The man accused of killing two men at a New Hampshire hotel in August faces a new charge in one of the deaths: first-degree murder.
The new charge against Theodore Luckey, a 42-year-old from New Jersey, is in the gruesome killing of a 28-year-old from Manchester, New Hampshire, whose body was found dead in lobby of the Country Inn and Suites in Bedford, authorities said Thursday.
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"Mr. Luckey purposely caused the death of Nathan Cashman by inflicting multiple chop wounds to Nathan Cashman’s body with a machete-type knife," prosecutors alleged.
Luckey had previously been held in jail on charges of second-degree murder in the deaths.
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The other victim, David Hanford, a 60-year-old from Seaside Heights, New Jersey, was found dead in a guest room, having apparently been strangled, authorities have said.
Authorities haven't said what they suspect motivated Luckey. He's also been charged with three counts of being a felon in possession of a deadly weapon.
It was not immediately clear when Luckey will make his first court appearance or if he has obtained an attorney.
