Virgil NewsLocal news for Virgil, KS continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Picking Cheever jury proves difficult- October 10, 2007 "I just have a soft spot for the family" The complexities of justice amid the simplicity of small town life became apparent Tuesday as Scott Cheever went to trial at the Greenwood County Courthouse.Cheever chose to stand trial for capital murder in the hometown of the sheriff he's accused of killing.The lawyers from the Kansas Death Penalty Defense Unit decided to keep the case at a courthouse where the judges recused themselves because they knew Sheriff Matt Samuels too well to handle the...http://www.topix.net/city/virgil-ks/2007/10/picking-cheever-jury-proves-difficult?fromrss=... Trial in sheriff's killing set to start- October 9, 2007 "I'd do it again in a heartbeat" Matt Samuels didn't see the need to carry a gun in the Flint Hills of Greenwood County.Then on a sunny day in January 2005, the friendly sheriff was hit by two shots from a pair of pistols, killed while trying to serve a warrant on his distant cousin, Scott Cheever.This week, more than 2 A1 2 years after Samuels' death, Greenwood County will see Cheever, 26, put on trial. He faces the death penalty if convicted of capital murder.Selection of the jury begins...http://www.topix.net/city/virgil-ks/2007/10/trial-in-sheriffs-killing-set-to-start?fromrss... Feb. 1, 2005: Mother details life of slaying suspect- October 7, 2007 "Meth did. 'He's not a murderer. If it wasn't for the meth, I know he wouldn't have done it." Originally published Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2005VIRGIL - Brenda Freisner answered the ringing telephone on the second Friday of the new year.'Mom, please come get me. I'm scared, and I don't know what to do.'It was her son, Scott Cheever, and he was in tears. She hadn't seen him since Christmas weekend, when, she said, he had taken his stepfather's car and three handguns from the gun cabinet and...http://www.topix.net/city/virgil-ks/2007/10/feb-1-2005-mother-details-life-of-slaying-susp... Nov. 21, 2006: Man accused of helping Cheever gets 13 years- October 5, 2007 Originally published Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2006The deadly shooting of Greenwood County Sheriff Matt Samuels is down to one defendant - the man accused of pulling the trigger.A fifth conspirator, Billy G. Nowell of Bronson, is headed to prison. U.S. District Judge Monti Belot sentenced him to 13 years. Nowell was one of five people convicted of aiding Scott Cheever, who still awaits trial. It's Cheever who is accused of killing Samuels on Jan. 19, 2005.In October, the state took over Cheever's case.http://www.topix.net/city/virgil-ks/2007/10/nov-21-2006-man-accused-of-helping-cheever-get... |