Suspect in double murder at Papa John’s appears in court
Posted: Feb 17, 2022 4:57 PM EST
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Jose Benitez-Tilley Jr, 19, has been charged with two counts of murder and one count of attempted abuse of a corpse.
Benitez-Tilley is accused of going to Papa John’s on Saturday night and shooting 22-year-old Haley Smith and 37-year-old Dustin Carr.
He also allegedly attempted to rape Smith after she was deceased.
Benitez-Tilley was appointed a public defender.
He will be in court for a pre-trial conference on March 17.
His trial is scheduled for August 1.
