Madison Brooks death: Louisiana teen linked to LSU tragedy to be tried as adult on more severe rape charge

Mourners outside St. Peter Catholic Church dressed in pink in honor of LSU student Madison Brooks' favorite color ((KR/Mega for Fox News Digital).

The underage suspect in Louisiana State University sophomore Madison Brooks' alleged rape will be tried as an adult after a grand jury indicted him on Louisiana's most severe sexual assault charge.

Desmond Carter, whose name had been withheld until Wednesday's grand jury hearing because he was 17, was indicted on first-degree rape, which is punishable by life in prison without parole, as well as third-degree rape. 

Another suspect in the case, 18-year-old Kaivon Washington, was also charged with third-degree rape, which in Louisiana involves sexual intercourse that "is deemed to be without the lawful consent of a victim," according to state law.

The other two suspects – Casen Carver, 18, and Everett Lee, 28 – were charged with principal to third-degree rape for allegedly sitting in the front of the car while Brooks was sexually assaulted by Washington and Carter in the back seat after a night of drinking.

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An updated photo of LSU student Madison Brooks, who was fatally hit by a car after an alleged rape earlier this month. (The Brooks family)

The district attorney has discussed upgrading charges against the other suspects as more evidence is presented to the grand jury, but DA Hillar Moore's office didn't immediately return Fox News Digital's request for comment on Thursday. 

Kerry Miller, the Louisiana attorney representing Brooks’ mother, Ashley Baustert, told Fox News Digital in an email that Baustert "is pleased with this development."

"She's thankful to the hard work put in by all