TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) - The Tallahassee woman charged with accessory after the fact in the murder of Hoyt Birge has now been charged with first-degree murder.
Paige Vowell went before a grand jury earlier this week.
Vowell was also booked into the Leon County Detention Facility on Wednesday on a charge of kidnapping to inflict great body harm.
She was arrested in May and was accused of cleaning up the crime scene.
Prosecutors sought to have her charges upgraded after they say she contacted Peter Tournay, another victim in the crime that occurred when Birge, 32, was killed.
Vowell had once failed to show up for court in Wakulla County and her $25,000 bond was revoked but was later reinstated.
She is among eight people charged in connection to Birge's death. He was killed during a fight over a drug deal and robbery.
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