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Speight murder trial won't begin next month as scheduled
The Spout Spring man accused of gunning down eight people at his home in 2010 will not go to trial next month as scheduled, Appomattox County Commonwealth’s Attorney Darrel Puckett said Wednesday.
Speight murder case back in Appomattox court Friday
The capital murder case of a Spout Spring man accused of killing eight people last year moved a small step closer to trial Friday as lawyers hashed out procedural issues in Appomattox Circuit Court.
Appomattox shootings suspect's trial set for June 2012
A judge has allotted up to three weeks for Christopher Speight's capital murder trial.
Speight case delayed after judge retires
The case had been scheduled to be set this week, but that scheduling hearing was delayed until June 7, Deputy Commonwealth’s Attorney Les Fleet said.
Costs are concern in moving Appomattox killing suspect
APPOMATTOX — Newly appointed lawyers for the Spout Spring man accused of gunning down eight people last year want him moved closer to their Richmond-based offices.
Lawyers paid via Speight's part of house
The Spout Spring home where eight people were massacred last year was sold in April and is occupied by a new family.
Appomattox High School remembers shooting victims
Appomattox County High School today marked the anniversary of a shooting spree in Appomattox that left eight dead.
One year later: Faith renewed through tragedy
The faith that her loved ones are in a place free of all the pain and suffering of life on earth, Melissa Quarles Stallard said, is what’s allowed her to deal with the reality that they’re not with her right now.
One year later: Quarles still offering forgiveness
With today marking the one-year anniversary, Jeff Quarles addressed his feelings toward the man accused of tearing his world apart. “I still don't have any anger towards him,” Quarles said.
One year later: Still no trial date set for Speight
Nearly a year after the massacre at a rural homestead in Appomattox County, the man facing the possibility of execution in the slaying of eight people remains without a trial date.
One year later: Lessons learned
A year later, Capt. Barry Letterman, of the Appomattox County Sheriff's Office, and other first responders to the Appomattox slayings – as well as law enforcement officers from throughout the region who helped that day – say the unexpected scope of the tragedy is one of its biggest lessons.
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