Update: The trial was post-postponed until Monday because a juror fell ill.
The trial of a man accused of a November 2013 homicide in Ellwood City is scheduled to begin today.
Leon J. Platt, 28, of Rochester, is charged with the murder of Richard Hogue, of Enon Valley, at a residence on Loop Street in Ellwood City. Judge J. Craig Cox will preside over the trial.
According to previous EllwoodCity.org articles, Hogue, Platt and several others were in an apartment on 411 Loop St. on the morning of Nov. 16 when Platt fatally shot Hogue. A prosecution witness, Taylor Foley, said she saw the murder.
At a pre-trial on November 2014, Foley exercised her Fifth Amendment Right to not incriminate herself and didn’t testify at the hearing.
According to the case docket sheets, Platt’s trial is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom 2 of the Lawrence County Courthouse. Assistant District Attorney Thomas Minett is prosecuting the case. Former Lawrence County District Attorney John Bongivengo is representing Platt.
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