LAWRENCE, Kan. — The murder trial for a man accused of a 2017 killing in Lawrence has been delayed yet again.
The Lawrence Journal-World reports that the first-degree murder trial for 24-year-old Steven A. Drake III had been scheduled to begin Monday. Court officials have not said why the case is being delayed, but last week, Drake rejected a plea agreement by refusing to show up for his scheduled plea hearing. A new trial date has not been set.
Drake is accused of shooting Bryce S. Holladay in the doorway of Drake’s home because Holladay refused to leave the house.
