The attorney for one of two women charged in a 2006 Christian County murder asked for a hearing to be set in February for more time to review discovery.
Lashanda Person and her attorney, Brandi Jones, along with Annastaja Hathway and her attorney, Doug Moore appeared before Circuit Court Judge Andrew Self for a hearing Wednesday afternoon. Jones asked for another pretrial conference to be set on February 8th in order to allow her time to review the discovery and to keep the case on track.
click to download audioJudge Self initially set the hearing for February 8th, but Commonwealth’s Attorney Rick Boling said he would rather set it for March. However, Jones said she had rather have the hearing in February before Boling’s departure.
click to download audioEarlier this week a Louisville newspaper reported that Boling will resign as Commonwealth’s Attorney at the end of February instead of facing impeachment charges from the Kentucky House of Representatives stemming from several incidents that led to request by the Kentucky Supreme Court for his law license to be suspended.
Moore indicated they are continuing to review the discovery.
click to download audioPerson and Hathaway are charged with the murder of 84-year old Roscoe Mayes who was found dead in a Greenville home in April 2006.
Person was arrested in Union County in May and Hathaway was taken into custody in Texas in June after police detectives in Houston responded to a Crimestoppers tip and found her in a full disguise and changed appearance.
A third person arrested in the cold case, Regina Vause, saw her murder charge dropped in July at the request of detectives with the Christian County Sheriff’s Office and Boling. Her case was dismissed without prejudice, meaning if the Commonwealth were to discover any new evidence that implicates Vause in connection to the crime, she could be re-indicted.
