The man accused of fatally shooting a special agent with the Virginia State Police has been indicted on a capital murder charge.
Travis Ball was arrested after authorities said he shot Special Agent Michael T. Walter in the head during a confrontation the night of May 26, according to The Richmond Times-Dispatch.
The 45-year-old law enforcement officer -- a father of three and a coach at a youth wrestling club -- died early the next morning at VCU Medical Center.
Ball, 27, ran from the scene and was apprehended the following morning by the U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force and state police after being found at his sister's home in Northumberland County following an overnight manhunt.
He was initially charged with malicious wounding, using a firearm to commit a felony, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
A multi-jurisdictional grand jury handed down a true bill Wednesday morning that reads: "He did unlawfully and feloniously, willfully, deliberately and with premeditation, kill and murder Special Agent Michael T. Walter, a law enforcement officer of the Virginia State Police, for the purpose of interfering with the performance of his official duties."
If Ball is convicted of capital murder, he could face life in prison or death.
