Jury trial dates set for man accused of killing classmate in 1991
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)
A jury trial is scheduled to being in December for a Fulton man accused of killing his Russellville classmate in 1991.
William “Chris” Niemet, 46, is accused of killing his classmate, Greg Jones, in April 1991 in Russellville. Jones was 14. Niemet also would have been 14 at the time. Niemet was charged in 2020 with first-degree murder.
A pre-trial conference is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1; while the jury trial is set for 9 a.m. Monday, Dec. 4 at the Cole County Circuit Court. A counsel status hearing is set for 9 a.m. Friday, Nov. 3.
A jury trial was initially set for July, but it was delayed. The defense moved to continue the trial date after there were delays on the defense’s scientific testing, according to Casenet.
