RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) - It will be more than a year before a man charged in the killing and raping of a 6-year-old Rio Rancho girl will go to trial.
KRQE-TV in Albuquerque reported Monday that new court documents show that 21-year-old Leland Hust will not have a trial until February 2020.
Hust pleaded not guilty in October to charges of child abuse resulting in death and aggravated rape.
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He was arrested after investigators found his DNA on the body of Ariana Romero.
Hust has denied hurting the girl.
Her body was found in August in a home occupied by several people, including the girl, her mother and Hust.
Hust waived pretrial detention hearing, granting the state’s motion that he stay in jail until trial.
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Information from: KRQE-TV, http://www.krqe.com
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