The court asked that the prosecutor assigned to the Amanda Jean Porter matter be present at the next status hearing after defense counsel said he had been unable to secure a current position from the prosecutor and needed the prosecutor to confer with the complainant.

Defense counsel told the court he had sent multiple emails to the prosecutor handling the case, named as Alicia Curtis, and said the case has been pending for a long time. “I've emailed her a few times to ask her where the state wants to go with this and to get with the complainant,” defense counsel Mister Cox said. The judge ordered that the prosecutor in charge attend the next status on Oct. 14 if possible so the court could get clarity on how the state intends to proceed.

No trial date or plea was recorded at the hearing; counsel confirmed trial dates were set and said they were ready to proceed if necessary.