- The Sept. 14 trial date for Jonathan Schmidt, accused of killing his mother-in-law, is unlikely due to the large number of records involved in the case.
The Sept. 14 trial date for a Sylvania man accused of killing his mother-in-law is looking increasingly unlikely because of the large number of records involved in the case.
On Wednesday morning, defense attorney Peter Rost filed a motion to vacate the September trial of Jonathan Schmidt, who has pleaded not guilty to seven felony charges, including two counts of aggravated murder, in the April 15 killing of Marcia VanDruten.
In his filing, Rost cited the additional records recently released by prosecutors and the difficulty in completely analyzing them before the scheduled trial…