Settlement conference for Yuma murder suspect Trevon Wilhite

Published June 28, 2022 5:38 PM

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - The former Yuma marine accused of murdering his girlfriend and her two-year-old son appeared Thursday in Yuma County Superior Court.

Trevon Wilhite's trial is set for July, August and September of 2023, but the state is requesting a second settlement conference in hopes of resolving the case before then.

A settlement conference is essentially a private way for the judge, attorneys, defendant and victims to hash out a plan for punishment.

If the case ends up in trial next year, Wilhite is facing the death penalty.

His next hearing is set for August.

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April was born and raised in San Diego where she loved the beach town and her two dogs, Lexi and Malibu. She decided to trade the beach for the snow and advanced her education at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff.

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