The man charged with the murder of Ole Miss student Jimmie “Jay” Lee now faces an additional charge.

On Feb. 7, a Lafayette County grand jury indicted Timothy Herrington on a new charge of tampering with evidence. The evidence is Lee’s body, which was discovered earlier this month buried in Carroll County.

According to the indictment, Herrington is accused of unlawfully and intentionally destroying, concealing, removing, or altering the deceased body of Jimmie “Jay” Lee.

The grand jury also issued an amended indictment against Herrington for capital murder and kidnapping.

On Tuesday, Herrington was arraigned on the new charge during a court hearing before Circuit Court Judge Kelly Luther. He pleaded not guilty and did not have an attorney representing him at the time.

“I’m working on hiring one,” Herrington told Luther.

Lee, 20, was last seen around 6 a.m. on July 8, 2022, when he left his apartment at Campus Walk Apartments. His body had not been recovered for two and a half years.

Herrington, originally from Grenada but residing in Oxford in July 2022, was arrested on July 22, 2022, and charged with Lee’s murder.

A trial took place in Lafayette County in December; however, it was declared a mistrial when the 12-person jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict. The jury voted 11-1 to convict Herrington of capital murder. The trial has not yet been rescheduled. During the trial, Herrington was represented by attorney Kevin Horan, though it is unclear why Horan is no longer representing him.

Luther informed Herrington on Tuesday that he must have legal representation at all times during the proceedings and appointed two public defenders to handle his case until he hires a new attorney.

Lee’s body was discovered by hunters on Feb. 1 in a rural area of Carroll County, about 22 miles south of Grenada.

The state has asked Luther to hold Herrington without bond. Since December 2022, Herrington has been out on a $250,000 bond. Prosecutors argued that the discovery of Lee’s body changes the circumstances. District Attorney Ben Creekmore told Luther that the death penalty could now be reconsidered, though he was not yet prepared to announce whether the state would seek the death penalty in the retrial.

The state did not pursue the death penalty during Herrington’s initial trial in December.

Luther scheduled a bond hearing for 10 a.m. on Feb. 21 and ordered Herrington to be held without bond until then. He was remanded to the custody of the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office.