SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (AP) — Jury selection has begun in the trial of a Wyoming teenager accused of killing a Scotts Bluff County jailer.

Potential jurors met Friday in the Scottsbluff Elks Lodge.

Dylan Cardeilhac of Torrington, Wyoming, is charged in the death of 24-year-old corrections officer Amanda Baker at Scotts Bluff County Detention Center. The 16-year-old has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder. He’s accused of strangling Baker on Valentine’s Day so he could steal her keys and try to escape.

Scotts Bluff County Sheriff Mark Overman said the lodge was selected as the venue for jury selection because a large jury pool had been chosen for the case.

Opening statements in the case are expected to begin Monday at the Scotts Bluff County Courthouse.