At a standard procedural hearing to weigh whether enough evidence exists to proceed, three defendants pled down to robbery, in exchange for testimony.
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All seven defendants in Settler killing plead not guilty
All seven suspects appeared in court together for the first time on Monday. The preliminary hearing is scheduled for mid-August.
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Suspects in Settler killing appear in court, plea entry delayed
The four defendants did not enter a plea in the slaying of a Laytonville grower, because their lawyers are still in the process of discovery.
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Updated: Second suspect, Gary Fitzgerald, arrested in Settler murder
MCSO arrests Gary Fitzgerald for murder, the second arrest made in the Jeff Settler homicide that occurred outside Laytonville. Wiest is no longer a suspect and now considered a victim.