Trial has been officially postponed for manslaughter suspect Jaden Johnson, after the new prosecutor requested more time to become informed on the case and work towards a possible resolution.
Former Graves County Commonwealth’s Attorney and now special prosecutor Richie Kemp says he has received the significant amount of evidence in this case, and he will need more time to go through it all—meaning he won’t be ready for the trial that was set to start on May 22. On top of that, one of the main witnesses won’t be available to testify until sometime in September.
Judge John Atkins questioned why a recorded statement from that witness couldn’t be taken, and Kemp says he would prefer they be there in person—but he will look into seeing if they can rearrange their schedule…