Potential trial settings in an attempted murder and conspiracy case have been taken off the Lyon County docket but will likely return later.
Trial was set to begin Feb. 27 in the case against Lance Paige Sutton, but Judge Lee Fowler took trial off the docket after Sutton’s defense attorney, Rick Meier, said he had to withdraw from the case. A new defense attorney will be appointed later, perhaps as soon as a status conference now scheduled for 2 pm March 9.
Sutton is accused of trying to kill Michael A Wilson in late October 2020, as well as conspiring with Marcos Diaz, an unnamed juvenile and a currently unidentified suspect for the purpose of robbing Wilson of marijuana and money. Sutton’s formally charged with attempted second-degree murder, conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery, attempted aggravated robbery and criminal discharge of a firearm.
Prosecutors believe this case is connected to a non-lethal shooting incident near Linn and Whildin and a home-invasion robbery at 9 South Rural on Oct. 28, 2020. Sutton is already serving over 20 years in prison for those incidents, with Kenneth Hopkins receiving 29 months and Diaz still in the court process with the originally-charged case. Diaz has not been charged in connection to the alleged attempted murder of Wilson.
