(KNZA)--Two separate criminal cases against a Mayetta man accused in the November 2015 stabbing death of a Mayetta woman have been dismissed.
On the recommendation of Assistant Jackson County Attorney Brian Yearout, The Holton Recorder reports a Jackson County District Court judge Friday dismissed the two cases against 51-year-old Wilson Noriega.
A January trial on one of the two cases resulted in a hung jury. In that case, Noriega was charged with trafficking in contraband in a correctional institution, criminal use of a weapon and criminal damage to property. The charges stemmed from an alleged December 2015 incident at the Jackson County Jail.
In the other dismissed case, Noriega was charged with two drug counts stemming from an alleged July 2015 incident.
Noriega faces charges of first-degree murder and two drug counts stemming from the fatal stabbing of 49-year-old Leann Sanchez early November 21st, 2015 at a residence on the Prairie Band Potawatomi Reservation where the two lived. A five-day jury trial in that case is set to begin May 15th.
Noriega remains in the Jackson County Jail, held on a $1 million bond.
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