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(KMZA)--The preliminary hearing for a Tulsa, Oklahoma man charged in the fatal shooting of a Seneca priest earlier this month has been pushed back.
By agreement of both the state and defense, Nemaha County Attorney Brad Lippert, in a release Monday, said the hearing for 66-year-old Gary Hermesch has been continued from April 15 to June 17.
Hermesch is charged in Nemaha County District Court with first-degree murder in shooting death of Father Arul Carasala.
Authorities say Carasala was shot outside the Sts. Peter and Paul Church rectory in Seneca on April 3rd.
He was transported to a local hospital where he died from his injuries
Hermesch is being held in the Jackson County Jail as a courtesy to Nemaha County. His bond remains set at $1 million.
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