Trial set for murder, mutilation suspect

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (via WOOD TV) — A man accused of killing a woman in Grand Rapids and then dismembering her body will stand trial in September.

At a status conference Monday, a judge scheduled the start of Jared Chance's trial for Sept. 7th.

Chance — who previously pleaded not guilty to charges of murder, tampering with evidence, mutilation of a dead body and concealing a death — was in court for only about three minutes Monday. He did not speak.

His parents James and Barbara Chance also had a status conference hearing on the docket Monday, but they waived it. They will stand trial starting Oct. 14 for charges of perjury and being accessories after the fact in their son's case.

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