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Jackson Co Murder Suspect Bound Over

(KNZA)--A rural Mayetta man charged in a fatal stabbing last November will stand trial on charges in three separate cases.

Jackson County Attorney Shawna Miller says 50-year-old Wilson Noriega was bound over to Jackson County District Court following his preliminary hearing Monday morning.

Arraignment was scheduled for March 11th.

In the first case, Noriega is charged with first-degree murder and two drug counts.  He’s accused of fatally stabbing of 49-year-old Leann Sanchez early November 21st at a residence on the Prairie Band Potawatomi Reservation where the two lived.

In the second case, Noriega is charged with trafficking contraband in a correctional facility, allegedly a shank, along with criminal use of weapons and criminal damage to property stemming from incident on December 14th in the Jackson County Jail.

In the third case, Noriega is charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia in connection with an incident last July.

He remains in the Jackson County Jail. 

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