After a brief appearance Wednesday in Trigg County Circuit Court, another pre-trial conference has been set for a murder trial involving 31-year-old Monte Streeval, of Cadiz.
According to the Commonwealth’s attorney Carrie Ovey-Wiggins, more discovery from Kentucky State Police is expected before the case goes to trial next summer.
That discovery, however, has yet to be presented.
Streeval and his attorney, Bill Deatherage of Hopkinsville, will be back in court January 12, 2022.
Streeval is charged with a 2020 killing of a Muhlenberg County man — Cameron Phillips of Powderly — then dumping his body near a wooded area in eastern Trigg County and in close proximity of a cemetery on Old Rocky Point Road. He’s also charged with possession of a handgun by a convicted felon.
According to a KSP report, Streeval picked up Phillips for an alleged illegal drug transaction and drove to Cadiz, and was apparently familiar with the area. Streeval has denied his involvement in the killing. An autopsy revealed Phillips died from a single gunshot wound to the head.
