A new trial date could be on the way for Trigg County Sheriff Aaron Acree, who stands accused on two counts of first-degree official misconduct, one count of third-degree terroristic threatening, and one count of fourth-degree assault minor injury.
During a Tuesday afternoon session in Trigg County District Court, Acree’s defense attorney Ken Haggard made it clear that a trial previously scheduled in July — and some following hearings — had to be vacated due to his personal schedule, and not his client’s.
This includes a serious injury which will be leading to a knee replacement in Nashville, as well as some bereavement on familial matters. Haggard said he would learn of his surgery date in mid-September.
Jason Darnell, special prosecutor from Marshall County, said he and Haggard have previously spoken about the uniqueness of potential trial dates, and that it could lead to different matters altogether.
Darnell also informed the court that a motion for discovery comes with little concern.
Special Judge Jack Telle, also of Marshall County, said he would certainly take Haggard’s health request in full consideration, but also completely removed the month of September off the calendar. Telle said the impending September 18-29 trial of Landon Stinson, a man charged with the 2021 double murder of Trigg County’s Matthew Blakeley and Sue Faris, will absorb most of the county’s available district and circuit jury pool, as well as court staff.
Furthermore, Telle noted into the record that a “change of venue” motion has been filed for the case, and he would decide on such at a later time.
Telle ordered all parties to reconvene for an 8:30 AM, September 12 conference call, in order to develop the next steps of this case.
Darnell also had Kentucky State Police’s Zachary Jones in his counsel.
