A grand jury in Mercer County, West Virginia added two new charges to the list Steve Branscome faces, in connection with the shooting of a Virginia State Trooper just over the Virginia-West Virginia state line from Giles County.
Those charges are attempted murder, and grand larceny. Branscome also faces malicious assault, wanton endangerment, burglary, and petit larceny charges.
The shooting happened back in March. Investigators say Branscome shot Trooper Richard Hughes in the woods, following a ten mile chase that began in Giles County, and ended across the state line up a mountain in West Virginia.
Investigators then chased Branscome from spotting to spotting for more than a week, before catching him in North Texas.
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