Preliminary hearing for coach accused of murdering Hailey Owens postponed indefinitely

A second change of judge was granted Monday in the first degree murder case against Springfield Pleasant View Coach Craig Michael Wood, causing a delay in his scheduled April 23 preliminary hearing.

The preliminary hearing for Wood, who is charged with first degree murder, kidnapping, and armed criminal action in connection with the February 18 death of 10-year-old Hailey Owens of Springfield, had already been pushed back from March 19 to April 7 before the first change of judge was granted.

The first change of judge came at the request of Wood's lawyer, public defender Christopher Shane Hatley. The second was requested by the prosecution, according to online court records.

Preliminary hearing for accused killer of Golden City girl set for Wednesday

The preliminary hearing for Bobby Dale Bourne, 34, Lockwood, charged with first degree murder, forcible rape, statutory rape, and kidnapping in connection with the August 19 death of 12-year-old Adriaunna Horton of Golden City, is scheduled for 1 p.m. Wednesday in Barton County Circuit Court in Lamar.

Bourne is currently serving a 15-year sentence, which was handed down in Cedar County after he admitted he had violated his probation by not attending a court-ordered Batterer Intervention Program.

As noted earlier in the Turner Report, Bourne was on probation for charges of domestic assault, assault on a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest when Adriaunna Horton was raped and murdered..

As noted in the August 22 Turner Report, Bourne remained free even after he was arrested in Dade County after being charged with assault on an underage girl and assaulting the girl's mother.