Evidence and likely indictment were the discussion during a pretrial hearing in Christian Circuit Court Wednesday morning for Clearman Court murder suspect Bobby Spikes.
Spikes has been awaiting possible indictment out of Trigg County in relation to the death of 34-year-old Candace Marcel of Hopkinsville, who was found deceased in a vehicle on Cerulean Road in Trigg County in December of 2021. The discovery of her body is what led law enforcement to Marcel’s Clearman Court home, where Stanley Bussell was found dead.
Public defender Doug Moore represents Spikes and he says he has received word from Commonwealth’s Attorney Carrie Ovey-Wiggins that the delay there was caused by waiting for DNA testing to come in, but that has now happened.
He has already begun receiving the evidence from Trigg County, and in doing so, says he’s noticed some items either not clearly marked or missing in Christian County—Commonwealth’s Attorney Rick Boling says they can correct any issues.
Spikes is set to go trial in Christian Circuit Court on January 23, but Moore expressed if he needs to find his own DNA expert, that may have to be pushed back.
Spikes and Marcel had been in some type of relationship and had once lived together, though they were no longer sharing a home, according a detective who testified at a hearing in December—no one is currently charged in Marcel’s death. The arrest warrant for Spikes alleges he fatally shot Bussell in the head.