Pre-preliminary hearings for two people from Prague charged with felony abuse by caretaker have been set for different times and dates.
They were allegedly abusing a woman who had entrusted one of them to look after her animals.
Each one also is facing an additional charge of grand larceny, a felony.
Monica Louise Lockhart, 51, and Roland Edward Benton, 45, were formally charged Dec. 6 in Lincoln County District Court with the two felonies.
A $10,000 bench warrant was filed Dec. 6 against each one. The warrants were returned and filed on Dec. 9.
Lockhart’s $10,000 bond remains in force and she made her initial appearance on Jan. 20, 2022 on both charges.
Special Judge Emily Mueller has scheduled Lockhart’s pre-preliminary hearing for 1:30 p.m. on Apr. 21 on both charges.
Benton made his initial appearance on Dec. 30, 2021 and his $10,000 bond remains in effect, the judge ordered.
She’s ordered a pre-preliminary hearing on both of those charges for 1:30 p.m. today.
In the abuse by caretaker counts against
Benton and Lockhart, each is accused of abusing a woman who entrusted them to his and her care.
In the grand larceny count, each is charged with taking and carrying away an iPhone and $3,000 in currency that belonged to that woman without her consent.
Benton also has another felony pending that he was charged with on Nov. 3. On that date, he was formally charged with domestic assault and battery by strangulation.
He made his initial appearance on Dec. 2 on that count and Judge Mueller ordered him to return with his attorney at 1:30 p.m. today, Feb. 24.