Trial date set in Sutherland case
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By Region 8 Newsdesk | April 14, 2021 at 6:28 PM CDT - Updated April 14 at 6:28 PM
NEWPORT, Ark. (KAIT) - A trial has been set for this fall for a man accused of capital murder and rape in the death of a Jackson County woman, according to court records.
A Sept. 28 trial date has been set for Quake Lewellyn, 29, of Jonesboro in Jackson County Circuit Court.
Lewellyn, who also faces kidnapping and abuse of a corpse charge, was arrested last August in the death of Sydney Sutherland. The trial in the case was scheduled to start April 20, but was rescheduled Wednesday.