Westmoreland County Judge Meagan Bilik-DeFazio has rescheduled the Ray Shetler Jr. trial for October 25th.
Shetler is the former New Florence man, now listed as being from Bolivar, who was acquitted of murder charges in the 2015 slaying of Saint Clair Township police officer Lloyd Reed Jr., but convicted in the same case on charges related to his attempt to escape police after the shooting. Last fall, he skipped a probation hearing, prompting as manhunt that led to a confrontation in December at his girlfriend’s mobile home outside of Seward. He fought with sheriff’s deputies and state police but was eventually subdued after inflicting serious injuries to one deputy and suffering serious injuries himself.
He’s charged with two counts of aggravated assault and single counts of disarming a law enforcement officer.
After postponements in June and last week, the judge has set October 25th for the trial.
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