WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI — Greater than two years later, a person will stand trial accused of searching, killing, and burning a person who allegedly broke right into a marijuana-growing operation.

The jury trial for Kent Charles Hyne is scheduled to start January 9 in entrance of Washtenaw County Choose Darlene O’Brien.

Hyne, 60, is charged with fatally capturing 27-year-old Kyle Luark in February 2020 and partially burning a former Redford resident in his house subsequent to Hyne’s office. Hyne was charged one time every for blatant homicide, unlawful possession of firearms, heavy firearms, concealing the loss of life of an individual, and dismembering and dismembering a physique.

Hyne’s attorneys tried to delay the listening to by requesting extra time to arrange throughout a movement listening to on Thursday, December 29, however the request was denied as O’Brian acknowledged the case had been pending in courtroom for greater than a 12 months and a half. No new discovery was made within the case that will warrant a delay.

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Hyne advised police that Luark was shot in self-defense throughout an altercation.

It stems from an incident that occurred on February 26, 2020, after police referred to as the police to report that Luark’s mom had been shot at whereas looking for her son, who had been lacking since yesterday. Her mom advised police that Hyne’s final recognized location was her house on the 4000 block of Waters Highway in Lodi City, southwest of Ann Arbor.

Battle stated at first of Hyne’s preliminary investigation in July 2021 that Luark and his longtime pal Michael Battle tried to steal 10 kilos of packaged marijuana from the Lodi City breeding operation, which resulted in Luark’s loss of life and damage.

After conducting a number of subpoenas, recovering surveillance video from Hyne’s laptop, and dealing with a forensic anthropologist, investigators decided that Hyne had hunted Luark on his 49-acre property and shot him with an illegally owned short-barreled rifle after being warned that somebody had been killed. Washtenaw County Assistant Lawyer Michael Doby beforehand stated his barn had been trespassed.

After Doby fatally shot Luark, Hyne was accused of burning the physique in an try to cover the homicide.

A former worker of Hyne stated that Hyne described how he shot Luark as soon as, requested Luark what he was doing on his property, after which shot him 5 extra instances.

Hyne is at the moment free on $850,000 bonds. He faces a attainable life sentence if discovered responsible.

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