Defendant tests positive, trial postponed

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - In a astonishing crook during the Chandler Halderson trial, the suspect has tested affirmative for COVID-19 and the proceedings volition beryllium postponed.

The justice opened the level to attorneys truthful that they whitethorn measurement successful connected however to proceed with the trial. The authorities said they would defer to the judge’s decision.

The defence told the justice that Chandler Halderson had been showing symptoms earlier the Dec. 29, 2021 and his symptoms were subsiding aft that, meaning they don’t judge helium was recently infected with the virus.

The defence besides stated that Chandler has not been adjacent the assemblage and everyone has been masked up.

Both the prosecution and the defence attorneys emphasized that they did not privation for a mistrial.

Jail protocol states inmates indispensable beryllium kept successful isolation for 10 days. The justice volition scope retired to employees astatine the jailhouse to spot if they tin marque an objection to this.

The proceedings volition beryllium postponed, but it volition not beryllium a mistrial. The assemblage volition reconvene successful the greeting Wednesday to beryllium notified of the development.

According to jailhouse records, Chandler Halderson is afloat vaccinated against COVID-19. It is unclear if helium has received a booster shot.

The Dane County Jail announced Monday that each inmates were being tested for COVID-19 arsenic a grounds precocious fig of cases were being reported there.

The 23-year-old Dane County antheral is accused of sidesplitting his parents, Bart and Krista Halderson. The sixth time of grounds had been completed erstwhile the announcement of Chandler Halderson’s diagnosis came in.

The proceedings is scheduled to past for up to 3 weeks.

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