Three people have been charged in the stabbing death of 28-year-old Richard J. Berry.

The Buchanan County Prosecutor’s office has charged 44-year-old Kellie M. Hoard (Reeves), 23-year-old Primalton Peterson III, and 25-year-old Sean A. Liechti each with second-degree felony murder.

Court documents said Berry was killed by being stabbed multiple times.

A probable cause statement signed by Lt. Shawn Collie with the Buchanan County Sherriff’s Dept. said statements from the defendants, informant’s information and phone records led to the development of evidence to believe that on Saturday between noon and 10:44 p.m. Hoard, Liechti and Peterson drove Berry to the area of the 10000 block of SE Saxton Road with the intent to rob him of money and/or drugs and assault him.

“Once on the bridge Defendant Liechti and Defendant Peterson III pushed the victim to the ground and held him down.  Defendant Hoard then began stabbing the victim with a knife,” the statement said.  “Defendant Peterson III then handed Defendant Hoard a second knife and Defendant Hoard continued to stab the victim multiple times.”

Afterwards Liechti and Peterson allegedly picked him up and threw his body over the side of the bridge into the river.

A temporary protection order was placed on Hoard earlier this month.  The other two suspects have a past criminal history. In 2010 Peterson was convicted in federal court for possession of a stolen firearm.  In 2012 he was sentenced back to federal prison for a parole violation.  Liechti was convicted in 2007 in Buchanan County for second-degree burglary.  Also in 2007 he was convicted in DeKalb County for burglary.

The prosecutor’s office said arraignment will likely occur on Friday, May 1, 2015.