The alleged gunman in the October, 2021 fatal shooting of 23-year old Adrian Acree at Sharpe and Jones Street in Hopkinsville is set to go to trial in April.
Commonwealth’s Attorney Rick Boling and defense attorney Ted Shouse agreed to schedule another court hearing in a couple months Wednesday morning for 26-year old Cortez Hairston, Jr. and determine then if that April trial date is feasible.
Judge John Atkins scheduled a pre-trial conference for March 15.
A grand jury in April of last year indicted Hairston for murder and 24-year old Jaila Sherrod and 23-year old Dekorian Daniel for complicity to murder.
Investigation by Hopkinsville police determined Sherrod allegedly drove Acree to the location where Hairston would gun him down. Sherrod and Daniel are also accused of helping in the planning of the murder.