TOLEDO, Ohio — A Toledo man accused of kidnapping and killing 13-year-old Kei’Mani Latigue will not be tried within Ohio’s standard time limits after waiving his right to a speedy trial during a court appearance Friday.
Darnell Jones appeared in Lucas County Common Pleas Court for a scheduled pretrial hearing, where Judge Michael Goulding granted a request to continue the case. A new pretrial hearing is set for April 1 at 3 p.m.
As part of Friday’s proceedings, Jones formally waived Ohio’s time requirements for bringing the case to trial, allowing it to move forward on an extended timeline. The filings mark the latest step in what has become an increasingly complex pretrial phase centered on Jones’ mental state…