UPDATE 1/4/23 — Reeves was sentenced to nine years in prison on Jan. 3, 2023.
UPDATE 10/21/22: Reeves pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter on Oct. 20, 2022.
His sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 28, 2022.
Original story, published June 3, 2022:
ROLLA, Mo. — A trial date has been set for the man charged with the shooting death of a man at a mobile home park.
Matthew Reeves, 32, faces felony charges in the death of Micheal Schmitt. Charges include first-degree murder, two armed criminal action charges and unlawful use of a weapon.
The trial is set to begin on October 11 through 13 and the pre-trial conference is set for September 30, 2022.
In July 2021, police discovered Schmitt lying in a driveway with an apparent gunshot wound at the Stately Mansions Mobile Home Park. Schmitt later died of his injuries.