FORREST CITY - A judge has scheduled a May trial date for a Forrest City man charged with first-degree murder in the death of a bicyclist.
District Judge L.T. Simes issued an order Thursday scheduling a May 5 trial date for Majed Attahrawi.
Prosecutors charged Attahrawi with first-degree murder in the June 30 death of James Holland, 59.
Prosecutors have accused Attahrawi of intentionally running over Holland with his cargo van after Holland tried to shoplift from Attahrawi’s store. Police said Holland was pinned between the cargo van and a telephone pole.
The Times-Herald newspaper reported that Attahrawi is also charged with leaving the scene of an accident.
An attorney for Attahrawi, Mike Easley, has said Holland’s death was accidental and not criminal in nature.
Arkansas, Pages 18 on 02/16/2014