The Latest: Trial set to open in killing of Arkansas realtor

Published January 13, 2016

The latest on the capital murder trial of an Arkansas man accused in the kidnapping and killing of a real estate agent (all times local):

6:30 a.m.

Opening statements are planned for Wednesday morning in the trial for an Arkansas man accused of kidnapping and killing a real estate agent.

Arron Lewis is charged with capital murder and kidnapping in the 2014 death of Beverly Carter, who disappeared after telling her husband she was going to show a house in a rural area of Scott, which is about 15 miles east of Little Rock. Her body was found days later in a shallow grave at a concrete plant where Lewis had previously worked.

Attorneys were able to quickly pick a jury Tuesday in the case. Prosecutors are not seeking the death penalty.

Prosecutors allege that Lewis killed Carter after arranging the house showing. But a judge has cited missteps from law enforcement and barred much evidence from being introduced at trial — including duct tape and pieces of Carter's hair found in the trunk of Lewis' car.

URL

https://www.foxnews.com/us/the-latest-trial-set-to-open-in-killing-of-arkansas-realtor