Update: Jury Seated in Union County Murder Trial
By: Staff
Updated: January 28, 2013
6:30 p.m. Update:
A jury is seated in the Union County murder trial where a man is accused of killing his girlfriend.
Eli Hart is accused of killing Amanda Fory last June in Junction City.
Investigators say Fory was killed at Hart's home while two small children were present.
During opening statements Monday, prosecutors argued that Hart was drunk and agitated over an incident earlier in the day involving his truck when he shot and killed Fory.
His defense attorneys countered saying that the shooting was an accident and that Hart was handing Fory the gun when it went off.
The trial resumes Tuesday morning at the Union County Courthouse.
8 a.m.
A murder trial is scheduled to start today in Union County. Eli Hart is accused of killing Amanda Fory last June in Junction City.
Investigators say Fory was killed at Hart's home while two small children were present.
He's facing life in prison if convicted.
Earlier this month Hart rejected a plea deal that called for him to serve 30 years in prison.
A jury is seated in the Union County murder trial where a man is accused of killing his girlfriend.
Eli Hart is accused of killing Amanda Fory last June in Junction City.
Investigators say Fory was killed at Hart's home while two small children were present.
During opening statements Monday, prosecutors argued that Hart was drunk and agitated over an incident earlier in the day involving his truck when he shot and killed Fory.
His defense attorneys countered saying that the shooting was an accident and that Hart was handing Fory the gun when it went off.
The trial resumes Tuesday morning at the Union County Courthouse.
8 a.m.
A murder trial is scheduled to start today in Union County. Eli Hart is accused of killing Amanda Fory last June in Junction City.
Investigators say Fory was killed at Hart's home while two small children were present.
He's facing life in prison if convicted.
Earlier this month Hart rejected a plea deal that called for him to serve 30 years in prison.
