Tanner Horner, the FedEX driver accused of kidnapping and killing North Texas girl Athena Strand, appeared in a Tarrant County criminal court on Tuesday for his first pre-trial hearing.
Horner, 34, is being held at the Tarrant County Jail as he awaits trial. He’s been indicted on charges of aggravated kidnapping and capital murder of a child. The Wise County District Attorney’s Office is prosecuting the case and say they intend to seek the death penalty for Horner if he’s convicted of capital murder.
On Tuesday, presiding Judge George Gallagher ruled on several motions from the defense. Attorney Susan Anderson argued that prosecutors improperly used the grand jury to subpoena records that had no bearing on the accusations against Horner…