RICHMOND COUNTY, N.C. — A pastor charged with killing his wife could get the death penalty.
On Wednesday, a judge said the case against Melvin Bynum is a capital case.
The Lee County pastor is accused of killing his wife, Marnita, and stuffing her body in the trunk of her car.
He is currently in the Richmond County Jail, because that is where the car was found.
| Send us your news photos, videos, tips and story ideas. | ||
 |
 |
 |
Choose your group to watch their performance in the 2009 WRAL-TV Raleigh Christmas Parade.
Watch the parade in its entirety from the comfort of your computer any time.
The Internal Revenue Service released the names this week of more than 100,000 taxpayers who have not received their 2009 income tax refund.
View an interactive map with county unemployment numbers.
View a time lapse animation of drought conditions during the last year.
![[NewsGator]](http://wwwcache.wral.com/presentation/v1/images/icons/NewsGatorWidgetIcon.png){kind=icon}
![[e-mail]](http://wwwcache.wral.com/presentation/v1/images/icon_email-story.gif){kind=icon}
News Alerts to your Email & Cell Phone![[+]](http://wwwcache.wral.com/presentation/v1/images/more_icon.gif){kind=icon}
STORIES
VIDEOS
SLIDESHOWS
BLOG POSTS
Welcome to GOLO, where WRAL.com visitors can comment on stories and create profile pages, blogs and photo galleries.
You must be a registered WRAL.com user to use these tools. Click here to register or log in.