A pretrial conference for a Hopkinsville man charged in connection to the death of Stanley Bussell was continued in Christian County Circuit Court Wednesday morning after a new public defender entered his appearance.
Eric Bearden is now defending Bobby Spikes who is charged with murder after a state police investigation.
Bearden, Spikes, and the special prosecutor assigned to the case, Kathryn Senter appeared before Judge John Atkins for a bond hearing, however, Judge Atkins continued the case.
click to download audioA jury trial is set in this case for the week of August 28th.
The murder charge is in connection to a state police investigation that began after Trigg County deputy sheriff found the body of 34-year old Candice Marcel in a car on Cerulean Road in December 2021. The investigation led state police to Marcel’s Hopkinsville home on Clearman Court where they found the body of Bussell.
State police reported that Marcel lured Bussell to her Hopkinsville residence, where her boyfriend, Spikes, who was known to frequent the residence, allegedly shot Bussell in the head.
