NORFOLK – The trial date for a murder suspect in northeast Nebraska has been pushed back over 2 months.
Deshawn Gleaton appeared in Madison County Court Monday morning for a pretrial conference.
The trial itself has been rescheduled from May 10th to July 12th.
Gleaton’s pretrial was continued to May 24th.
He’s accused of killing 29-year-old Hailey Christiansen.
According to police, Gleaton allegedly shot Christiansen in July of last year. She later died from the injury.
Gleaton pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and other charges in September of last year.
If convicted, he faces life in prison or possibly the death penalty.
No bond has been set in the case.
