SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (AP) – A 26-year-old man charged in a fatal Scottsbluff shooting has lost an effort to suppress information in the case.
Daniel Morgan is charged with first-degree murder, accused of killing 33-year-old Dominic Marquez on May 13. Morgan has pleaded not guilty.
Judge Randy Lippstreu rejected Morgan’s request to suppress jail conversations and statements to Scottsbluff police that Morgan made after his arrest. Lippstreu also rejected Morgan’s contention that a Torrington, Wyo., police officer had no authority to arrest him.
Police say Morgan fled west to Wyoming after the shooting at Marquez’s home.
The judge granted a request to delay the Jan. 23 trial date.
Morgan’s trial now is scheduled to begin on Feb. 27.