A prosecutor in Alabama says authorities were able to trace a stolen gaming console to two suspects accused of shooting an Alabama college professor to death last month.

A Mobile County Assistant District Attorney said during a bond hearing Monday that a Nintendo Switch system belonging to University of South Alabama Professor Matthew Wiser was connected to a network by one of the suspects, allowing police to track it to Derric Scott and Tiquez Timmons and make their arrests. The 20-year-olds are set to be arraigned on felony murder charges Wednesday.

Mobile investigators said they think Wiser was killed during a home invasion robbery.
(Associated Press, copyright 2019)

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