The alleged murderer of University graduate Jayne McGowan decided to waive his right to a preliminary hearing yesterday.
According to Mary Trimble, Charlottesville District Court clerk, Michael Stuart Pritchett -- who confessed to the Nov. 9 murder of McGowan in her Charlottesville home -- "decided that he didn't want [a preliminary hearing]."
Trimble added that Pritchett's decision will advance the case to Charlottesville Circuit Court. William Douglas Gentry, named by Pritchett as an accomplice to the crime, is still currently scheduled for his preliminary hearing next month. --compiled by Katie Durkin
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