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(BEDFORD) - Lawrence County Superior Court II Judge Williams Sleva has rescheduled the jury trial of Lincoln Pickett for September 10th.
"We were in the middle of jury selection, we had enough to be able to get a jury, but I declared a mistrial so that I could assure there would be a fair trial for the defendant," said Judge Sleva.
He declared the mistrial on July 25th.
Public defender Joseph Lozano is representing Pickett. Lawrence County Prosecutor Michelle Woodward will present the case for the state.
Pickett, 36, of Mitchell, is charged with murder; obstruction of justice, abuse of a corpse, two counts of false informing and failure to report a dead body.
Indiana State Police say Pickett shot Kamie Ratcliff and then burned her body on his property at 3413 U.S. 50 West. He then lied to police about what happened.
Both Lincoln and his then wife Jasmine Pickett were arrested after officers found Ratcliff's body in a bonfire at the couple's home on January 28, 2016.
Jasmine Pickett, 32, is charged with obstruction of justice, false informing and failure to report a dead body.
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