LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – A February trial has been scheduled for a prisoner who’s charged with killing another inmate at the Nebraska State Penitentiary in Lincoln.
Court records say 23-year-old Mohamed Abdulkadir has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and a weapons charge. His trial is scheduled to begin on Feb. 21.
Abdulkadir is accused of killing 22-year-old Michael Grandon, who died June 30 from his wounds.
Grandon pleaded guilty in 2007 to murder and to aiding and abetting murder in the slayings of 38-year-old Lori Solie, of North Platte, and her 5-year-old daughter.
Abdulkadir, of Grand Island, was sentenced in September 2010 to serve 25-to-50 years for aiding and abetting second-degree murder.
He also was convicted of drug and robbery charges.