Court proceedings for one defendant in the Jesus Avila murder case are staying on schedule. Proceedings for another defendant are getting changed.
Lyon County District Court Administrator Ruth Wheeler says a preliminary hearing for Alan Alanis will take place as scheduled beginning July 25. Alanis is currently charged with first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder, aggravated robbery, conspiracy to commit robbery and other counts.
A preliminary hearing for co-defendant Samual Garcia, originally scheduled for the week of July 18, has been moved to start on Halloween. Wheeler did not give reasons for the delay. Garcia is charged with first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder, aggravated robbery, conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery, arson and other counts.
Avila was killed in September 2017. His body was found in a burned-out vehicle just southeast of Emporia. Alanis and Garcia are among six defendants in the case.
