KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Prosecutors and attorneys representing an Oklahoma man charged with killing a Kansas priest earlier this month have agreed to a delay in his preliminary hearing.
Gary Hermesch was charged April 4 with the first-degree murder of Father Arul Carasala at the rectory of Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Seneca, Kansas, about 120 miles northwest of Kansas City.
Hermesch was arraigned before a Nemaha County District Court judge on Friday, April 4. He was scheduled for a preliminary hearing on Tuesday, April 15.
A news release Monday from Nemaha County Attorney Brad Lippert said parties in the case agreed to continue the hearing until 3:30 p.m. on June 17.
Hermesch remains in custody in the nearby Jackson County, Kansas, Jail. His bond remains set at $1 million.
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