John Raymond Rose
John Raymond Roseâs case will continue to trial, scheduled for February, after a plea deadline hearing on Tuesday did not resolve the case, said County Prosecutor Cecilia Cooper.Â
âIt was a pretty straightforward hearing,â Cooper said.
Rose was indicted in late June on one count of aggravated murder and two counts of murder, unclassified felonies, and one count of felonious assault, a second-degree felony, according to court records.
Rose is accused of murdering Paul Ruffo in Saybrook Township on June 2. Ruffo died from a single stab wound, according to the Coronerâs office.
 A jury trial is currently scheduled for Feb. 2 in this case, according to court records. Whether or not that trial date sticks depends on the number of COVID-19 cases between now and then, Cooper said.