-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A 19-year-old Mississippi man was charged with capital murder Tuesday in the death of an African-American man who died after allegedly being beaten by a group of white teens and run over by a truck , authorities said . Deryl Paul Dedmon , 19 , of Brandon , Mississippi was also charged by a grand jury with hate-crime enhancement in the murder of James Craig Anderson , said Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith . The indictment alleges that Dedmon killed Anderson while in the commission of committing felony robbery , Smith said in a statement . Anderson 's family , however , is asking state and federal officials not to seek the death penalty in the case . Relatives of Anderson , who died shortly after receiving his injuries on June 26 , sent a letter with their request to Smith , saying the family is opposed to the death penalty partly for religious reasons . The indictment against Dedmon alleged Anderson was targeted because of his race . Dedmon 's arraignment has yet to be scheduled , Smith said . Federal authorities have joined the local investigation , and both authorities are determining `` the appropriate venue for the prosecution of any remaining suspects , '' Smith 's statement said . `` All options are being considered and with each passing day , more evidence is being gathered , '' Smith said . The death of Anderson , 48 , occurred early June 26 in Jackson , allegedly at the hands of white teens who , after a night of partying and drinking , decided to go looking for black people to assault , law enforcement officials have said , quoting one of the suspects in the case . Watch : Incident caught on video Anderson 's death drew national attention after CNN first reported it and aired exclusive surveillance video of the killing , captured by a parking lot security camera in a Jackson suburb . Smith , the district attorney , has called it `` vicious '' and a `` premeditated hate crime . '' The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the death as a possible federal hate crime and assisting local prosecutors . The killing has also prompted several large marches and prayer vigils in Jackson , a city of about 175,000 people . A second teen , John Aaron Rice , 18 , was initially charged with murder , but a judge reduced the charge to simple assault because Rice was not believed to be driving the vehicle used to kill Anderson . However , Hinds County prosecutors have said they plan to seek indictments against Rice for murder and a hate crime , and will seek indictments against other teens who were at the scene . The district attorney 's office has not officially commented on the family 's request for no death penalty in the case . Last week , the Anderson family filed a wrongful death suit against all seven of the white teens alleged to have been present at the beating of Anderson that immediately preceded him being run over by the truck . The Southern Poverty Law Center , a nationally recognized organization based in Montgomery , Alabama , that opposes racism and intolerance , joined the lawsuit . In addition to Dedmon and Rice , the lawsuit names five other teens as taking part in the incident : Sarah Graves of Crystal Springs ; Shelbie Richards of Pearl ; and William Kirk Montgomery , John Blaylock and Dylan Butler , all of Brandon . None of the five has been arrested or charged . Anderson , a line worker at a Nissan plant , sang in his church choir , according to the family 's attorney , Winston J. Thompson III . He leaves behind his partner of 17 years . Attorneys for Dedmon and Rice have not responded to requests for comment from CNN . During a recent bond hearing , Dedmon 's attorney told the court he saw nothing to back up the `` racial allegations . '' A civil trial can proceed at the same time as a criminal case , but often the civil case is delayed pending the resolution of a criminal trial . While a criminal case is pending , a defendant in a civil case may need to invoke the Fifth Amendment . Authorities believe Dedmon led and instigated the attack , which took place after a night of drinking in largely white Rankin County , outside Jackson . The gang of teens climbed into Dedmon 's green truck and a white SUV and drove 16 miles to the western edge of Jackson . They would have seen Anderson immediately as they exited the highway , officials said . He was standing in a hotel parking lot just beyond the exit ramp . On the videotape obtained exclusively by CNN , the group of teens is seen pulling into the parking lot and stopping where Anderson is standing , although he is just off camera and not visible . The teens can then be seen going back and forth between their cars and Anderson . Witnesses told authorities this is when Anderson 's beating took place , as the teens yelled racial epithets , including `` white power . '' Authorities allege Dedmon and many of the other teens pummeled Anderson repeatedly as he crumpled to the ground , although this is not visible on the tape . After the beating , some of the teens left and others got into the green Ford truck . At this moment , Anderson becomes visible on the tape as he staggers into view and walks toward the truck . `` Defendant Dedmon drove the F-250 out of the parking lot and turned right onto Ellis Avenue , '' the lawsuit says . `` Just as Dedmon turned right , his headlights shone directly on Anderson , who , having been severely beaten , was stumbling in a grassy area near the motel 's entrance . Dedmon accelerated , drove onto and over the street curb , and struck Anderson with the front of the F-250 . '' Shortly afterward , Dedmon allegedly boasted and laughed about the killing , according to statements some of the teens made to detectives . `` I ran that n ----- over , '' he allegedly said in a phone conversation to the teens in the other car . The proceedings of the case are taking place in the Hinds County courthouse , where in 1994 Byron de la Beckwith was convicted in the notorious killing of civil rights leader Medgar Evers in 1963 . CNN Special Investigation Unit 's Drew Griffin and Scott Bronstein contributed to this report .