Cheerleader charged after homeless man's murder
SAN DIEGO - A high school cheerleader has been charged in connection with the beating death of a homeless man in San Diego County.
On Monday, Hailey Suder, 18, pleaded not guilty to two felony counts of being an accessory after the fact, according to Tanya Sierra, spokeswoman for the San Diego County district attorney's office.
The San Diego Union Tribune reports that Suder was dating one of two brothers charged with killing 50-year-old George Lowery.
Austin Mostrong, 20, and Preston Mostrong, 19, pleaded not guilty on May 2 to murder and torture charges and were ordered held on $3 million bail, the paper reports.
According to CBS affiliate KFMB, authorities say Lowery's wife found him beaten and tied up on April 24 near the encampment where they lived. He died four days later in the hospital.
Suder is accused of trying to help the brothers cover up the crime.