Jesse Matthew, the man charged with abducting and murdering West Potomac High School alumna Hannah Graham, will have his day in court.
After being indicted by a grand jury in Albemarle County, Virginia on Feb. 2, Matthew appeared on video in Albemarle County Circuit Court Feb. 18, facing first degree murder, abduction and reckless driving charges. He was being held elsewhere in the county.
Circuit Court Judge Cheryl Higgins granted the request for a jury trial by Albemarle County Commonwealth’s Attorney Denise Lunsford, setting the date for June 29 through July 17 of this year, according to a statement from the office of the county executive.