BRISTOL VIRGINIA PROSECUTORS HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE GREEN LIGHT TO INCREASE THE CHARGES AGAINST A MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS ESTRANGED WIFE AND HER CO-WORKER IN THE PARKING LOT OF A BRISTOL PLANT. THIS LATEST ACTION COULD RESULT IN THE COMMONWEALTH SEEKING THE DEATH PENALTY AGAINST 36 YEAR OLD CARL DAVID RAY. PROSECUTOR JERRY WOLFE WAS GRANTED APPROVAL FROM A JUDGE TO INCREASE THE CHARGES AGAINST RAY IN CONNECTION WITH THE DECEMBER 8TH 2006 SHOOTING DEATH OF 36 YEAR OLD TRACY RAY AND 42 YEAR OLD RANDALL O’QUINN AT DANA CORPORATION. SO NOW, RAY IS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF CAPITAL MURDER, ONE COUNT OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER, AND USE OF A FIREARM IN THE COMMISSION OF CAPITAL MURDER AND FIRST DEGREE MURDER. RAY IS ALLEGED TO HAVE GUNNED DOWN THE TWO WHILE THE TWO SAT IN O’QUINN’S PICKUP. POLICE SAY BOTH WERE SHOT SEVERAL TIMES WITH A .45 CALIBER HANDGUN. THE JUDGE ALSO GRANTED A REQUEST BY RAY’S ATTORNEY FOR A PRELIMINARY HEARING TO BE DELAYED UNTIL JANUARY.