Counsel for Tyron Holt and Omega Plaisme, Commonwealth’s Attorney Maureen Leamy and Circuit Judge Andrew Self came to agreement Wednesday afternoon in Hopkinsville — one that brings more understanding terms to an awaiting jury trial.
The two Clarksville men are charged with related offenses in the May 2022 murder of Oak Grove teen Gailon Toler, and have seen at least three trial dates lapse — including one in August.
Leamy told the court that an October trial date wasn’t going to align with the return of several tests on the evidence at the scene — most importantly ballistics.
She also revealed that casings were a major crux in the Commonwealth’s case.
Defense attorney Eric Bearden, meanwhile, said the best-case scenario would be for labs to be back by the end of December, and that he objected to any continuance that required Holt and Plaisme remain in custody, due to difficult defense.
Self said he wanted to maintain “very tight control,” and in order to meet all parties, he granted release for home/work/medical/religious purposes only with ankle monitors, and set a four-day trial to begin April 14, 2025.
Holt and Plaisme will receive 60 days of grant funding for their ankle monitors, after which they will be responsible for their cost, lest be found in contempt and returned to custody.
The next pre-trial conference was set for January 8, 2025.
Oak Grove Police said Toler was shot multiple times outside of his Tyler Street mobile home. A resolution is still reportedly on the table before a trial finally begins, but a mediation held by retired Warren County Judge Steve Wilson on July 22 didn’t bring a plea.
