FULTON COUNTY, Ga. -- The murder indictment against Claud "Tex" McIver details several new allegations against the prominent Atlanta attorney in his wife's death. 
 
 McIver now faces seven new charges, including murder, malice murder and three counts of influencing witnesses, in the Sept. 25 shooting death of Diane McIver. 
 
 Diane McIver died after being shot while riding in a SUV near Piedmont Park with her husband. 
 
 Tex McIver had called the shooting a "tragic accident", saying that his revolving went off while he dozed in the backseat of the SUV. Back in December, he was charged with misdemeanor reckless conduct and felony involuntary manslaughter. But now, prosecutors allege that Diane's death was premeditated. 
 
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 Photos: Motions hearing being held for Tex McIver's bond An emergency motions hearing continues on April 25, 2017 regrding the revocation of bond for Tex McIver, a high-powered lawyer accused of shooting and killing his wife, after a search warrant turned up a weapon inside the lawyer's condo. An emergency motions hearing continues on April 25, 2017 regrding the revocation of bond for Tex McIver, a high-powered lawyer accused of shooting and killing his wife, after a search warrant turned up a weapon inside the lawyer's condo. An emergency motions hearing continues on April 25, 2017 regrding the revocation of bond for Tex McIver, a high-powered lawyer accused of shooting and killing his wife, after a search warrant turned up a weapon inside the lawyer's condo. An emergency motions hearing continues on April 25, 2017 regrding the revocation of bond for Tex McIver, a high-powered lawyer accused of shooting and killing his wife, after a search warrant turned up a weapon inside the lawyer's condo. An emergency motions hearing continues on April 25, 2017 regrding the revocation of bond for Tex McIver, a high-powered lawyer accused of shooting and killing his wife, after a search warrant turned up a weapon inside the lawyer's condo. An emergency motions hearing continues on April 25, 2017 regrding the revocation of bond for Tex McIver, a high-powered lawyer accused of shooting and killing his wife, after a search warrant turned up a weapon inside the lawyer's condo. An emergency motions hearing continues on April 25, 2017 regrding the revocation of bond for Tex McIver, a high-powered lawyer accused of shooting and killing his wife, after a search warrant turned up a weapon inside the lawyer's condo. A Fulton County judge hears motions on April 21, 2017 to revoke bond for Tex McIver, a high-powered lawyer accused of shooting and killing his wife, after a search warrant turned up a weapon inside the lawyer's condo in violation on his bond terms. A Fulton County judge hears motions on April 21, 2017 to revoke bond for Tex McIver, a high-powered lawyer accused of shooting and killing his wife, after a search warrant turned up a weapon inside the lawyer's condo in violation on his bond terms. A Fulton County judge hears motions on April 21, 2017 to revoke bond for Tex McIver, a high-powered lawyer accused of shooting and killing his wife, after a search warrant turned up a weapon inside the lawyer's condo in violation on his bond terms. A Fulton County judge hears motions on April 21, 2017 to revoke bond for Tex McIver, a high-powered lawyer accused of shooting and killing his wife, after a search warrant turned up a weapon inside the lawyer's condo in violation on his bond terms. A Fulton County judge hears motions on April 21, 2017 to revoke bond for Tex McIver, a high-powered lawyer accused of shooting and killing his wife, after a search warrant turned up a weapon inside the lawyer's condo in violation on his bond terms. A Fulton County judge hears motions on April 21, 2017 to revoke bond for Tex McIver, a high-powered lawyer accused of shooting and killing his wife, after a search warrant turned up a weapon inside the lawyer's condo in violation on his bond terms. A Fulton County judge hears motions on April 21, 2017 to revoke bond for Tex McIver, a high-powered lawyer accused of shooting and killing his wife, after a search warrant turned up a weapon inside the lawyer's condo in violation on his bond terms. A Fulton County judge hears motions on April 21, 2017 to revoke bond for Tex McIver, a high-powered lawyer accused of shooting and killing his wife, after a search warrant turned up a weapon inside the lawyer's condo in violation on his bond terms. A Fulton County judge hears motions on April 21, 2017 to revoke bond for Tex McIver, a high-powered lawyer accused of shooting and killing his wife, after a search warrant turned up a weapon inside the lawyer's condo in violation on his bond terms. A Fulton County judge hears motions on April 21, 2017 to revoke bond for Tex McIver, a high-powered lawyer accused of shooting and killing his wife, after a search warrant turned up a weapon inside the lawyer's condo in violation on his bond terms. A Fulton County judge hears motions on April 21, 2017 to revoke bond for Tex McIver, a high-powered lawyer accused of shooting and killing his wife, after a search warrant turned up a weapon inside the lawyer's condo in violation on his bond terms. A Fulton County judge hears motions on April 21, 2017 to revoke bond for Tex McIver, a high-powered lawyer accused of shooting and killing his wife, after a search warrant turned up a weapon inside the lawyer's condo in violation on his bond terms. The alleged weapon found inside Tex McIver's bedroom closet. (Photo: Jon Samuels) The alleged weapon found inside Tex McIver's bedroom closet. (Photo: Jon Samuels) 
 
 Those charges were upgraded a day after a judge revoked bond against McIver after a gun was found inside his Buckhead condominium. 
 
 The new charges against Tex McIver are as follows: 
 
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 - Malice murder 
 
 - Felony murder 
 
 - Aggravated assault with a deadly weapon 
 
 - Possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony 
 
 - Three counts of influencing witnesses. 
 
 According to the indictment, Tex McIver is accused of instructing the woman driving the SUV at the time of the shooting, Dani Jo Carter, to tell authorities that she was not present when Diane was shot. 
 
 The indictment also states that McIver told Charles William Crane to retract a statement that Crane made to news media after the shooting. Crane had detailed the moments after the incident to 11Alive and other media outlets. (Click here for that story) 
 
 McIver is also accused of leaving a voicemail to Carter's husband on Oct. 6, implying that Carter should "cease communicating her recollections of the facts and circumstances of the death of [Diane McIver] to law enforcement officers, because said statements placed the defendant at imminent risk of immediate incarceration." McIver also allegedly requested that Carter's husband delete the voicemail. 
 
 Tex McIver remained behind bars on Thursday. 
 
 Earlier this year, Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard sought to stop an auction of items from Diane McIver's estate. McIver's legal team insisted that none of the auction's proceeds would go towards his legal defense. They said the money would go to heirs named in Diane McIver's will. A judge allowed the sale to take place. 
 
 During the emergency bond hearings, prosecutors said they believed that Tex McIver was hiding a secret will that his wife drafted before her death. McIver's lawyers disputed that claim. 
 
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 Atlanta attorney Claud “Tex” McIver was indicted on murder charges Thursday following months of investigation by Fulton County prosecutors convinced the shooting of his wife was no accident. 
 
 A Fulton grand jury returned an indictment after hearing several weeks of evidence, District Attorney Paul Howard said in a press release. McIver is charged with malice murder, felony murder and five other counts in the September 2016 death of Diane McIver. 
 
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 Police had charged him with reckless conduct and involuntary manslaughter, suggesting he didn’t mean to pull the trigger. 
 
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 McIver’s behavior after the murder appeared to be a major factor in bringing the new charges. According to the charging documents, McIver instructed Patricia “Dani Jo” Carter, a friend of his wife who was driving the couple when the shooting occurred, to tell police she wasn't there. 
 
 Dani Jo Carter was driving the SUV in which Diane McIver was shot and killed by Claud "Tex" McIver in September. An indictment claims McIver urged Carter to tell police she was not present when he shot his wife. (HANDOUT) 
 
 Less than two weeks later, on October 6, the indictment states, McIver left a voicemail with Carter’s husband, Thomas Carter, asking him to stop his wife from “communicating her recollections of the facts and circumstances of the death of Diane McIver to law enforcement officers, because said statements placed the defendant at imminent risk of immediate incarceration.” He then asked Thomas Carter to delete that voicemail. 
 
 The indictment also alleges that McIver told Bill Crane, who was acting as a spokesman immediately after the shooting, to retract a statement made to media. 
 
 At the time, Crane told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that when the McIvers pulled off the interstate, Tex McIver feared they had happened upon a Black Lives Matter protest. That’s why he pulled out the gun, he said. Crane said the gun went off soon after when their SUV hit a bump. 
 
 McIver was sent to jail on Wednesday after a judge revoked his bond following the discovery of a pistol in his condo. 
 
 McIver, a prominent attorney accused of killing his executive wife has been sent back to jail because a gun was found in his sock drawer, violating his bond. (www.accessatlanta.com) 
 
 Now facing murder charges, McIver will be held with no possibility for bond until his case is assigned to a Fulton Superior Court judge. He’ll be arraigned shortly thereafter. 
 
 McIver was also indicted for attempting to unlawfully influence witnesses in his case. Each counts carries a sentence of two to 10 years in prison. 
 
 McIver’s attorney, Stephen Maples, said he was disappointed with the prosecutor’s decision. 
 
 “He has cooperated with every step of this investigation,” Maples said. 
 
 “He sat down with police and when they requested financial records he provided them. The Atlanta Police Department did not find any evidence of murder and refused to charge him with it.” 
 
 Maples said the case would hinge on forensic evidence from the SUV where the shooting took place, which he said would exonerate his client.
– A leading Atlanta attorney who claimed he accidentally shot his wife after dozing off has been charged with her murder. Claud "Tex" McIver, who was initially charged with reckless misconduct and involuntary manslaughter in the Sept. 25, 2016, death of Diane McIver, was hit with new charges Thursday, including malice murder and three counts of influencing witnesses, 11Alive reports. After the shooting, McIver said he'd been in the rear seat of an SUV when the revolver he was holding went off as the vehicle went over a bump, fatally injuring his wife. He had been out on bail on the earlier charges but was returned to jail Wednesday after investigators searched his condo and found a gun in his sock drawer. The new charges for McIver, who was a partner at a labor law firm until his retirement in December, appear to be linked to his behavior after the shooting, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. According to court documents, McIver is accused of instructing family friend Dani Jo Carter, who was driving the SUV, to lie to police and say she wasn't there when Diane McIver was shot. McIver also allegedly told Bill Crane, his spokesman after the shooting, to retract a statement he received from McIver saying he had taken the gun out because he was afraid there might be Black Lives Matter protesters in the area. (McIver owed $350,000 to his wife, who was president of a marketing firm.)