Suspect in abduction of UVA student charged in 2005 rape
This undated photo provided by the Charlottesville, Va. Police Department shows Jesse Leroy Matthew Jr. (Reuters/City of Charlottesville/Handout)
Albemarle County police block off a section of Old Lynchburg Road south of Red Hill Road Saturday, OCT. 18, 2014, in Albemarle County, Va. (AP Photo/The Daily Progress, Andrew Shurtleff)
A road closed sign blocks traffic as authorities search a rural area where human remains were discovered in Albermarle County, Va., Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014. Investigators also interviewed residents in the area Sunday, and forensic teams combed the sides of a road for several miles past the site. Charlottesville Police Chief Timothy Longo said authorities have not yet confirmed that the remains are those of University of Virginia sophomore Hannah Graham, but have notified Grahams' parents of the discovery. (AP Photo/The Daily Progress, Andrew Shurtleff)
Charlottesville Police Chief, Tim Longo, wipes his eyes as he and Albermarle County police Col. Steve Sellers, brief the media on the discovery of remains in Albermarle County during a news conference in Charlottesville, Va., Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014. Searchers found human remains on Saturday that could be those of a University of Virginia sophomore who has been missing since Sept. 13, police said. Further forensic tests are needed to confirm whether the remains are those of Hannah Graham, Chief Longo told a news conference. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Charlottesville Police Chief, Tim Longo, right, and Albermarle County police Col. Steve Sellers, left, brief the media on the discovery of remains in Albermarle County during a news conference in Charlottesville, Va., Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014. Searchers found human remains on Saturday that could be those of a University of Virginia sophomore who has been missing since Sept. 13, police said. Further forensic tests are needed to confirm whether the remains are those of Hannah Graham, Chief Longo told a news conference. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Police block the road leading to the scene of a death investigation in connection with the disappearance of University of Virginia student Hanna Graham in Albermarle County, Va., Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014. Searchers found human remains on Saturday that could be those of a University of Virginia sophomore who has been missing since Sept. 13, police said. Further forensic tests are needed to confirm whether the remains are those of Hannah Graham, Charlottesville Police Chief Tim Longo told a news conference. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
FAIRFAX, Va. — A man charged with the abduction of a University of Virginia student has been indicted in suburban Washington, D.C., with a 2005 rape, abduction and attempted capital murder.
The indictment against Jesse L. Matthew Jr. was handed up Monday by a Circuit Court grand jury in Fairfax County.
Matthew is being held in Charlottesville, Virginia, on a charged related to the Sept. 13 abduction of Hannah Graham, an 18-year-old from northern Virginia.
Law enforcement officials who have been searching for Graham found human remains over the weekend. The state medical examiner has not made a positive identification.
