Jury trials for two defendants in the 2020 Appomattox County death of 45-year-old Carlos L. Rose were put on hold until March 8, 2023.

Keyanta Ke’shaun Robinson, 22, of Lynchburg, and Mik’Tavis Elonta Naeshu Green, 21, of Prospect, were scheduled to face trial Nov. 2 on first degree murder and other charges involving Rose, whose remains were found in a burned abandoned vehicle near the intersection of Forbes Road and State Park Road in the Appomattox-Buckingham State Forest.

The reason behind the delay, according to Appomattox Commonwealth’s Attorney Les Fleet, is that two weeks ago, Robinson hired a new attorney, James Maloney of Richmond, to replace his court appointed attorney Craig Tiller of Lynchburg. Due to the late replacement, Maloney requested a continuance to have more preparation time.

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