Preliminary hearings for two suspects in an Emporia hit-and-run and kidnapping case have been delayed.
Hearings for Mariah Lopez and Analysa Tamez have been continued to Sept. 22.
Both were allegedly involved in an incident that developed in the late-night hours of Aug. 2. They were in an SUV that allegedly hit a cyclist at Ninth and East. They also allegedly put the cyclist in the SUV and drove her around for around 30 minutes.
Lopez was officially charged with single charges of kidnapping, criminal restraint, witness or victim intimidation by preventing the reporting of victimization, operating a vehicle without a valid license and marijuana possession. Tamez has been charged with single charges of aggravated battery, failure to stop at an accident resulting in great bodily harm, kidnapping, criminal restraint, witness or victim intimidation, operating a vehicle without a valid license and marijuana possession.
