HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) _ Two men will stand trial for allegedly
gunning down a Hutchinson woman in what apparently was a case of
mistaken identity.
A Reno County judge Wednesday ordered Billy Joe Craig Jr. and
Charles Christopher Logsdon to stand trial for the June, 2011,
killing of 27-year-old Jennifer Heckel.
Craig and Logsdon face first-degree murder and several other
charges in the death of Heckel, who was shot at her home while her
5-year-old son was nearby.
The Hutchinson News reports (http://bit.ly/xwaRro) testimony
during the hearing indicated the men intended to rob a drug dealer
but went to the wrong home.
The men's attorneys argued no DNA evidence or alleged murder
weapon connected their clients to the homicide. And they argued
that many of the prosecution's witnesses weren't credible.