(KNZA)--An April 14th preliminary hearing has been set for a Holton man accused of killing his wife.

Jackson County Attorney Shawna Miller says that came during a status hearing Wednesday for 66-year-old George Fleshman Jr.

Fleshman has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of his 62-year-old wife, Elizabeth, at the couple’s residence last October.

Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse says an autopsy shows she died due to trauma to the spleen.

Fleshman was arrested March 8th following an investigation by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department.

He remains in the Jackson County Jail on $200,000 bond.