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Order for Continuance Filed in Louisa County Murder Trial
['Posted', 'Jennifer Wilkerson']
KCII Radio – The One to Count On
An order of continuance has been filed for a Louisa County man facing murder and other felony charges related to a body being found along a gravel road in June.
He was originally charged with abuse of a corpse to hide a crime, a class C felony.
In August, authorities announced he’d also been charged with first degree murder, a class A felony.
A $1-million cash bond was set and an immigration detainer was issued by Immigration and Customs Enforcement for Castaneda.
A jury trial had been scheduled to begin September 30th, however proceedings were suspended while Castaneda had a competency evaluation at the Iowa Medical and Classification Center in Oakdale.