OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A mistrial has been declared in the trial of a man accused of killing his uncle’s girlfriend in Omaha.
The ruling came Thursday in the trial of Kevin Mariscal, who’s charged with first-degree murder in the July 2010 slaying of 50-year-old Barbara Gonzales. Investigators have said Mariscal was upset with Gonzales, blaming her for his car being towed.
The Omaha World-Herald reports (https://bit.ly/2jwI5BX ) that Judge Thomas Otepka made the mistrial ruling after it was learned that an Omaha police detective hadn’t turned over several phone records to the defense.
A new trial date hasn’t been set. Mariscal already is serving prison time for an unrelated kidnapping conviction in Sarpy County.
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Information from: Omaha World-Herald, https://www.omaha.com
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