UKIAH, CA., 2/2/2017 — Four suspects in the killing of Jeffrey Settler appeared in court on Thursday morning, where the judge set a date for them to enter their pleas. The suspects were originally scheduled to enter their pleas today, but lawyers told presiding Judge John Behnke that there was still discovery to be done. They will appear in court March 2 to enter a plea.
Jeffrey Settler, a Laytonville cannabis grower, was killed at his farm on November 11, 2016. The suspects who appeared in court on Thursday morning were Zachary Wuester, 24,who surrendered to the sheriff’s office on November 14; Gary Fitzgerald, 23, who was arrested in Ukiah on November 25; Abdirahman Said Mohamed, 28, who was arrested in San Diego on December 7; and Michael Kane, 26, who surrendered at the border of California and Mexico on January 16.
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