HECKETHORN MURDER TRIAL DELAYED

Heckethorn murder trial delayed

An Ottumwa man’s murder trial has been moved back to November.  19-year-old Jacob Heckethorn is charged with first degree murder in the death of William Shettlesworth last August.  Heckethorn’s attorney has been granted a delay in order to prepare for a new prosecution witness.  Heckethorn’s murder trial will now begin November 5.  But Heckethorn’s trial for attempted murder is still on for August.  He’s also accused of shooting Clifford Collett Senior in a different incident last August.

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