NORFOLK, Va. — Cola Beale IV, who is charged with two murders in Virginia Beach and one in Norfolk, made a video appearance in court Tuesday to face charges related to the killing that took place in Norfolk.
Beale told a judge he will move forward with a court-appointed attorney for this case. He faces one count of second-degree murder as well as the possession of a firearm while committing the crime.
Beale, 30, is charged with the murder of his cousin, Downing Mclean. Norfolk police said Beale killed Mclean at a home on Sewells Point Road. Officers found Mclean's body on March 28.
Additionally, Virginia Beach police said Beale murdered Czavier Hill, whom Beale said was his girlfriend in a series of jailhouse interviews. He also told 13News Now he killed Clifton Baxter, 73, whom he considered a father figure. Beale is facing charges related to Hill's and Baxter's deaths.
In the jailhouse interviews, Beale said he didn't feel any remorse for the murders. He added that if police had not found him at a home in Hampton, he would have hurt other people.
Beale was arraigned on charges in Virginia Beach prior to his appearance in Norfolk Tuesday. He remained in the custody of the Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office.
A judge set his next hearing in Norfolk for May 26. A preliminary hearing for his charges in Virginia Beach is scheduled shortly after in early June.