Judge Steven Gibbs. Image courtesy: WAOW TV
CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI (WSAU) — A Chippewa County judge has officially unsealed the identity of the 16-year-old boy suspected of killing Lily Peters.
Judge Steven Gibbs unsealed the complaint against Carson Peters-Berger on Thursday. He was 14 when investigators say he killed Peters while escorting her home after a visit to her aunt’s house.
He told investigators he beat her with a stick and punched her numerous times. then left her body in the area and returned home. When he learned that she had been reported missing, officers say he returned to the area to try to hide her body better.
He’s also accused of sexually assaulting Peters, who was 10 at the time of her death.
Peters-Berger is scheduled to return to court on June 9th for a motion hearing. He has pled not guilty to killing the girl.
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After a brief effort to move proceedings to the juvenile system, the case will stay in adult court. If found guilty, Peters-Berger faces a mandatory life sentence. No trial dates have been set.
It’s unclear if the two were related.
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