ORANGE, Mass. — The couple accused of killing an elderly man in Orange will appear in a Massachusetts courtroom Friday.
Police found Brittany Smith and Joshua Hart in a rental truck outside a Walmart in Virginia last weekend. The couple was brought back to Mass. Wednesday night.
Both are from Athol, Mass. and are accused of breaking into a home in Orange last week and killing 95-year-old Thomas Hardy. Hardy's 77-year-old wife was also attacked, but survived.
The Franklin County District Attorney's Office says both suspects will be arraigned in Orange District court at 11:30 a.m. after their extradition from Virginia.
Prosecutors say Hart, 23, and Smith, 27, broke into Hardy's East River Street home last week, killing the 95-year-old and injuring his, Joanna Fisher.
Police say Smith and Hart stole the elderly couple's station wagon, which led investigators to Virginia. There, a local sheriff's office said deputies arrested Hart and Smith early Saturday.
The two suspects face charges of murder, attempted murder, home invasion and more.
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