Two-day hearing set for couple in Carson man’s shooting death

A two-day preliminary hearing has been set for Aug. 14-15 in the August 2023 shooting death of Carson City resident Adam Paul Mulkey.

Larry Allen Arnold, 48, and Melissa Nicole Malmstedt, 42, appeared in East Fork Justice Court for a status hearing on Wednesday with their attorneys.

A preliminary hearing determines if a crime has been committed and whether there’s slight or marginal evidence the person being held could have committed it. While the hearing does not determine a defendant’s guilt, evidence is presented and witnesses are called, providing a preview of the state’s case…

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