LYNCHBURG, Va. – The preliminary hearing for Nathaniel Pridemore was held Wednesday.
Pridemore is charged in connection with the death of 19-year-old Micah “Cash” Gaudio, who was shot in his driveway in September 2024.
During the hearing, a deputy testified that while Pridemore was being detained, he tried to escape from a patrol vehicle and headbutted one of the deputies.
Members of Gaudio’s family attended the hearing.
“We know now that we have a long wait ahead of us before there are any trials of any kind,” said Shannon Meyers, Gaudio’s mother. “And so our focus is going to be 100% on Cash, the Live Like Cash Gaudio Foundation, and doing work that honors his memory and his legacy.”
The hearing outlined the next steps in the case, which include consideration by a grand jury.