Nebraska woman’s murder accessory trial moved to Aug. 8

LEXINGTON, Neb. (AP) - Trial for a Nebraska woman charged with felony accessory to murder has been moved to August.

The North Platte Telegraph reports (https://bit.ly/2qc0J2N ) that 34-year-old Melissa Callahan, of Elm Creek, appeared Monday in Dawson County District Court, where a judge granted her attorney’s motion for more time to gather information and seek depositions.

Her trial is now set for Aug. 8.

Authorities say Callahan was present when Jose Regalado-Mendez shot to death 37-year-old Jose Hernandez in October, and then helped move the body and conceal the slaying. Hernandez’s remains were found Dec. 12 near a farmhouse north of Lexington.

Regalado-Mendez has been charged with first-degree murder and a weapons count.

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Information from: The North Platte Telegraph, https://www.nptelegraph.com