Prosecutors said Darron Wint was indicted on 20 charges, including first-degree murder, burglary, kidnapping, extortion, arson, and theft.
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The indictment returned by the grand jury does not detail the evidence against the suspect, who is also known as Daron Dylon Wint.
Authorities responded to a fire at the Savopoulos household, located in the 3200 block of Woodland Drive NW, on Thursday, May 14. Authorities have said Amy Savopoulos paid with a credit card and instructed the driver to leave the pizzas outside of the house.
Authorities have said they identified Wint as a suspect after his DNA was found on pizza crust at the home.
The indictment includes 12 counts of first-degree murder while armed, prosecutors say, including four counts of first-degree murder while armed in the course of a kidnapping; four counts of first-degree murder while armed in the course of a burglary, and four counts of first-degree pre-meditated murder while armed. The 35-year-old Maryland resident was arrested after Savvas Savopoulos, 46; his wife, Amy Savopoulos, 47; 10-year-old son, Philip; and housekeeper Veralicia Figueroa, 57, were found dead in their $4.5-million home near D.C.’s Embassy Row in May.
Court documents previously released said that the Savopoulos family were held captive for nearly a day in exchange for a $40,000 ransom.
A former lawyer for Wint said his client “never intended or wanted anybody … to be harmed”.
Wint once worked for a Savopoulos family business, American Iron Works. Police also arrested three men and two women in the vehicles, though Police Chief Cathy Lanier later told CNN the others were released.
If he is convicted on the murder charges against him, Wint could face life in prison for each of the charges.
Wint was initially charged in only the death of Savvas Savopoulos.
‘In addition to the various substantive crimes specified in the indictment, the indictment charges Wint with specified “aggravating circumstances”, including one finding that the murders were especially heinous, atrocious or cruel.
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Wint is also accused of setting fire to the Savopoulos family’s home.
