Crystal Rogers investigation suspect Steven Lawson’s new attorneys made their first appearance in Nelson Circuit Court during a status hearing Thursday.
Darren Wolff and Zach Buckler were appointed to represent Lawson by Nelson County’s Department of Public Advocacy after Lawson fired his previous attorney Ted Lavit.
Nelson Circuit Judge Charles Simms III said he wants the trial to begin on its scheduled date in February 2025, noting that three people are currently waiting in jail for the trial to begin, but Wolff and Buckler said they feel that is unlikely as they need to review the existing discovery in the case, which includes more than 2 terabytes of information.
Wolff and Buckler requested 45 days to review the case files before making any assessment of the scheduled trial date. Judge Simms scheduled a status hearing for October 4.
