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Desiderio Hernandez
(KLZA)-- The jury trial for a Falls City man accused of murdering his cousin last August has been posted for a second time.
The attorney for Desiderio Hernandez requested the trial, which was scheduled to begin May 23rd, be continued. The trial was resheduled for September 19th. The trial was originally scheduled for February.
Hernandez entered a not guilty plea to charges of first-degree murder, use of a weapon to commit a felony and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person in November of last year. He is accused of shooting Joseph Debella Jr. during an August 4, 2015 argument in Falls City. Debella died eight days later at a Lincoln hospital.
If convicted, Hernandez faxes a maximum sentence of life in prison. He remains in the Richardson County Jail on $1.5-million bond.
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