The suspect, 40-year-old Nigel Edge, is scheduled to make his first court appearance on Monday afternoon, officials said. He is also charged with five counts of attempted murder with a deadly weapon with intent to kill or injure. ABC News has confirmed with the United States Marine Corps that Edge served nearly six years in the Marines from September 2003 to June 2009, and was awarded the Purple Heart. Marine officials did not release details on the circumstances that led to Edge being awarded the Purple Heart, but did disclose that his last duty assignment was with the Wounded Warriors Battalion East. “I will say that North Carolina is a state for which the death penalty is a potential, and my office does seek it in appropriate cases,” David said.