OH Craigslist murder suspect gets 2nd case delayed

Prosecutors in Ohio have postponed an unrelated prostitution case against a suspect in the shooting deaths of three men who were lured to a rural area by bogus job ads on Craigslist.

The postponement was announced Thursday as 52-year-old Richard Beasley appeared in court in Akron on the prostitution charges.

Beasley, a self-styled chaplain from Akron, has pleaded not guilty to prostitution and, separately, to aggravated murder in the Craigslist slayings of three men and the wounding of a fourth.

According to the Akron Beacon Journal (http://bit.ly/xXK0kV), Beasley covered his face in court and said he was concerned about biased jurors. Judge Tammy O'Brien said she was confident an impartial jury would be selected.

Police say a halfway house run by Beasley was a front for prostitution.

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Information from: Akron Beacon Journal, http://www.ohio.com