ROANOKE, Va. – A Vinton man has been sentenced to serve 50 years for first-degree murder after the deaths of two people back in 2020.
William Ray, 23, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the deaths of April Barnicoat, 42, of Roanoke, and Eric Surface, 44, of Salem.
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On Tuesday, Ray was sentenced to 80 years with 30 years suspended for two counts of first-degree murder. He was indicted on both counts by a Roanoke City Grand Jury in 2020.
Police said that Ray knew both victims.
On March 1, 2020, just after 4:30 p.m., police responded to the 1600 block of Queen Anne Drive SE for a well-being check and arrived to find the bodies of Barnicoat and Surface.
Both were found with what police deemed significant injuries, according to a search warrant.