Jeffries Trial Scheduled for June 2014

Fauquier Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey W. Parker set 9:30 a.m. June 2, 2014, as the start date for the trial of John Wesley Jeffries, according to the Fauquier Times-Democrat.

Jeffries, 60, faces 12 charges related to the February murders of Nelson and Ethel Slack in The Plains.  Five of those charges carry with them the death penalty, according to Code of Virginia.  The charges include:

• Two counts of capital murder/abduction
• Two counts of capital murder/robbery
• Capital/double murder
• Two counts of abduction
• Two counts of strangulation
• Two counts of robbery
• One count of cocaine possession

Senior Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Paul Walther wanted an earlier trial date, according to the Times-Democrat.

"The court moves these matters as expeditiously as possible," Parker said, according to the Times-Democrat.

For more on the story, see:

John Wesley Jeffries Could Face Death Penalty (March 26, 2013)

Sheriff's Office: Charges Against Jeffries Expected (March 15, 2013)

Jeffries Held on Outstanding Felony Arrest Warrants (Feb. 28, 2013)

John Wesley Jeffries Apprehended in Connection with Double Homicide (Feb. 27, 2013)

(Feb. 25, 2013)

Double Homicide Investigation: Police Searching for John Wesley Jeffries (Feb. 25, 2013)

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