Florida State student accused in a mass shooting is set to go to trial in November

16.07.2025    Boston Herald    4 views
Florida State student accused in a mass shooting is set to go to trial in November

By KATE PAYNE Associated Press Account for America TALLAHASSEE Fla AP The trial for the Florida State University participant accused of killing two people and wounding six others in a mass shooting on campus in April is set to go to trial this November At a scenario management conference in a Tallahassee courthouse on Wednesday Second Judicial Circuit Judge Lance Neff set jury selection in the affair of -year-old Phoenix Ikner to begin Nov Related Articles US stocks tick toward records after an encouraging statement on inflation US producer prices unchanged with wholesale inflation remaining under control American flags destroyed on Cape Cod bridge honoring fallen Massachusetts Marine Opinion Heatwaves proof coal gas are workhorses Nowadays in History July Trinity nuclear weapon test Ikner s attorney general defender Peter Mills announced he requirements more time to delve into the affair which involves extensive video surveillance footage and witness testimony I object to that judge Mills stated of the trial schedule I am still inspecting the event My client s entitled to effective assistance of counsel Neff indicated he s open to hearing out Mills concerns saying we can talk about what what you need in order to investigate the episode As far as the prosecution Second Judicial Circuit State Attorney Jack Campbell noted we ll be ready So far the defense has not participated in discovery the process of exchanging information between the parties about evidence and onlookers But that is expected to change Ikner s attorney disclosed Ikner faces two counts of first-degree murder and seven counts of attempted first-degree murder He is the stepson of a local sheriff s deputy and investigators say he used his stepmother s former operation weapon to carry out the shooting Prosecutors in the episode intend to seek the death penalty Kate Payne is a corps member for The Associated Press Review for America Statehouse News Initiative Document for America is a nonprofit national institution operation that places journalists in local newsrooms to document on undercovered issues

Similar News

Ocean Beach altercation between two men leads to s
Ocean Beach altercation between two men leads to stabbing, hospitalization

An emergency vehicle. (Photo by Alexander Nguyen/Times of San Diego) A fight between two men in Ocea...

17.07.2025 2
Read More
11 former San Diego prosecutors join 900 ex-DOJ la
11 former San Diego prosecutors join 900 ex-DOJ lawyers opposing Bove’s judicial nomination

Federal courthouse in downtown San Diego. (Photo by Chris Stone/Times of San Diego) In a letter to t...

17.07.2025 4
Read More
Republican senators caution Trump against firing Fed chair Jerome Powell
Republican senators caution Trump against firing Fed chair Jerome Powell

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is gaining some key backing on Capitol Hill fr...

17.07.2025 4
Read More