MANTEO, N.C. — Two of the three teens charged in connection with a deadly shooting that took place at Avalon Pier back in 2025 appeared in court on Tuesday.
News 3 Outer Banks reporter Will Thomas was in court on Tuesday to attend the hearings for 17-year-old Henry Hargis and 18-year-old Zachary Rose. The third teen charged, 17-year-old Kayden Lindsey appeared in court on Monday. All three face life sentences without parole after being charged with first-degree murder. Rose and Lindsey were charged for being accessories to the alleged crime.
On Tuesday, a trial date was set for Hargis, who prosecutors accuse of pulling the trigger in the shooting death of 19-year-old Zane Hughes. Hargis' trial is scheduled for March 1, 2027. He was also charged with assault with a deadly weapon.
Rose appeared in court later that day, where the judge agreed to lower his bond from $750,000 to $300,000. If Rose is able to post this amount, there will be conditions upon his release.
Watch previous coverage: Judge updates release terms for teen charged in Avalon Pier murder case
On Monday, the conditions of release were updated for 17-year-old Kayden Lindsey, who was released from jail on a $500,000 secured bond back in December. He was ordered to wear an ankle monitor but not ordered to be on house arrest.
Since then, Dare County District Attorney Jeff Cruden says Lindsey has had two instances where he came into contact with Hughes' mother, Nicole Hassell, and sister inadvertently. Cruden said those interactions occurred at a grocery store and Hughes' sister's place of work.
These interactions led to Cruden wanting to update the conditions of Lindsey's release, and Womble agreed. Womble ruled on Monday to update Lindsey's conditions to him not being on the premises of the two's homes or places of employment. Also adding that if Lindsey finds himself at the same location as the two, he needs to leave the location immediately without incident.
Lindsey was in court with his defense attorney, James Payne, on Monday to accept the updated conditions.
Watch previous coverage: Mom pushes for justice, case remains in court a year after the deadly shooting at Avalon Pier
"Any contact has been entirely coincidental. They wanted additional conditions on the bond to ensure that the parties maintain separation while this case is pending, which is a good idea, and why we consented to it," Payne told media members on Monday after the ruling.
On July 31, Hughes' mother went to the Avalon Fishing Pier to place flowers where her son was killed exactly a year prior.
"Just coming here, it just it makes me so sad that everybody was robbed of Zane, because he was a great kid," Hassell told News 3.
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