Former Klansmen Thomas Blanton and Bobby Frank Cherry surrendered Wednesday and are being held without bond at least until their lawyers could request a bond hearing.
Prosecutors say that despite the passage of almost four decades, they have new evidence in the case.
Although he would not elaborate on the evidence, Jones said prosecutors have reinterviewed witnesses, but do not necessarily have new physical evidence. If convicted, the maximum sentence is life in prison with the possibility of parole. No dates for hearings were immediately set. Cynthia Wesley, Carole Robertson and Addie Mae Collins. David Luker, the defense attorney for one of the suspects, told GMA the extended length of time could create a number of legal hurdles for the prosecution, such as his client's right to due process.