Attorneys for 2 men charged with murder of Wake Deputy Ned Byrd appear in court

Attorneys for the two men charged in the murder of Wake County Deputy Ned Byrd appeared in court Thursday.

Neither Arturo Marin-Sotelo nor Alder Marin-Sotelo were present for the hearing, and a trial date has not been set.

Attorneys representing Alder Marin-Sotelo said he has not returned from Mexico where he was captured, and they have not spoken to him since last April. Arturo Marin-Sotelo remains in the Wake County jail.

Byrd was shot and killed late in the evening on Aug. 11, 2022. He was on his way to K-9 training when he pulled over to investigate a suspicious truck on the side of Battle Bridge Road in southeastern Wake County.

Byrd pulled up to the truck, leaving his K-9, Sasha, in the car. He was shot four times, including three shots to the back of the head, and died on the road.