A Roanoke County grand jury on Friday indicted Jeffery Martin Young in the hit-and-run death of a Roanoke lawyer eight months after Young's Jeep was first connected with the crime.

Young, 31, is charged with first-degree murder and felony hit-and-run in the death of Thomas Farrell.

Farrell, 49, was hit and killed Jan. 28 while on a morning jog in Southwest Roanoke County. His family could not be reached Friday.

Young has been in custody since Jan. 30, when he was arrested in Floyd County on a charge of malicious wounding in an unrelated incident that happened just two days after the hit-and-run. He is accused of hitting a woman with a vehicle and then attacking her with a stick outside Slaughters' Supermarket. He also is charged with one count of assault on a law enforcement officer and two counts of obstruction of justice.

His attorney in that case has filed a motion to argue that Young was insane at the time of the offense.

Court records obtained through the Virginia Freedom of Information Act show that Young has a history of mental illnesses.

A temporary detention order filed in Montgomery County General District Court just days after Young's arrest in the Floyd County case says he has a history of schizophrenia and paranoia.

At the time of the evaluation at Pulaski Community Hospital, Young was "non-responsive," the detention order said. The doctor who evaluated Young also said to use "chemical and/or physical restraints, as needed," the detention order shows.

Shortly after, he was taken to Central State Hospital, a state mental facility in Petersburg that conducts psychiatric evaluations. He is now being held at the New River Regional Jail in Dublin.

Roanoke County Commonwealth's Attorney Randy Leach declined to comment about how Young's mental illness might affect the murder case.

"I assume that will be explored by whoever his counsel is going to be," Leach said.

The two cases will proceed independently of each other, both Leach and Floyd County Commonwealth's Attorney Stephanie Shortt said.

Roanoke County police referred all calls about the investigation to Leach, who declined to discuss details.

"I did not rush to charge him because I wanted to give the police the time to do everything they possibly could," he said.

When detectives had explored all the possibilities in building the case, Leach said he felt it was time to take it to the grand jury.

Roanoke County police had received several tips about a white Jeep. Days after Farrell's death, they linked Young's white Jeep Wrangler to the hit-and-run.

The vehicle was found at a towing company's lot in Roanoke and had front-end damage, according to a search warrant.

Police took a partial palm print, paint chips, a headlight, a swab of a stain on the hood, an impression of a stain, papers bearing Young's name, three pills, the Jeep's hood and impressions of at least two "unknown objects," the search warrants said.

Police also obtained surveillance video from nearby schools.

Young's next court date in Floyd County is Dec. 1.

He had not been served with the Roanoke County indictments as of Friday afternoon. His court appearances in Roanoke County will be scheduled after he has been served, Leach said.

Staff writer Mike Allen contributed to this report.