AUBURN, Ala. (EETV) – Harold Rashad Dabney III, 28, the man charged on Sep. 7 with two counts of capital murder regarding the death of Dr. Julie Gard Schnuelle, has his preliminary hearing scheduled for Oct. 8 at 10:30 AM, in Lee County District Judge Jeff Tickal’s courtroom, where Tickal will determine if the case will move forward to a grand jury.
Lee County District Attorney Jessica Ventiere will seek the death penalty for Dabney’s charges – murder during a robbery and murder during a kidnapping.
Previously, on Sept. 8, Dabney appeared before Judge Tickal for his initial hearing. Judge Tickal appointed attorneys Andrew Stanley and Arthur Vaughn to represent Dabney, after Dabney informed the judge he could not afford an attorney. No bond was granted, and no cameras were allowed on the Sept. 8 hearing. Dabney is being held at Lee County Jail. Lee County Jail declined to give any information regarding possible sentencing…