BUCYRUS, Ohio (AP) — A man charged with killing four men found at their homes in Bucyrus is scheduled for trial November 17th.
Donald Hoffman, 41, is jailed on 21 counts for the slayings in Bucyrus. He has pleaded not guilty to aggravated murder, robbery and other charges. Some of them include specifications for a potential death penalty.
A Crawford County judge on Monday set a trial date, pending the completion of psychological evaluations ordered for Hoffman. The Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum reports that Judge Russell Wiseman said he doubts the evaluations will be complete by mid-November, indicating the trial could be delayed.
A coroner determined the men found dead in early September were beaten, strangled or both. Friends and relatives say at least some of them knew Hoffman.