One murder trial postponed, another set to go ahead in Lake Charles
Last Modified: Wednesday, September 19, 2012 11:30 AM
By Johanthan Manning / American Press
The trial of a man accused of killing a woman at Chateau du Lac in 2009 has been postponed.
Deon Granger, 37, was to stand trial Monday, but the case was pushed back to Jan. 28, said District Attorney’s Office spokeswoman Beth McGee.
Granger reportedly stabbed to death 26-year-old Theresa Green on Jan. 12, 2009, at Chateau du Lac high-rise apartments. He is being held on $500,000 bond at the Calcasieu Correctional Center.
His lawyer, Andrew Casanave, could not be reached for comment.
Also scheduled to go to trial this week are Dale Winters and Gabe McKeel.
Police said Winters, 39, shot his wife, 30-year-old Michelle Mitchell, during an argument June 7, 2011, at an East Prien Lake Road home.
Mitchell went across the street to Louisiana Chiropractic and Wellness Center and was taken to Lake Charles Memorial Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
Winters was indicted on a charge of second-degree murder.
McKeel, 48, is charged with aggravated burglary, second-degree burglary and aggravated rape. He allegedly sexually assaulted a 94-year-old DeQuincy woman.
Both Winters and McKeel are being held at the Calcasieu Correctional Center — Winters on $750,000 bond and McKeel on $1.6 million bond.
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