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(KSL News) A man charged with strangling, stabbing and beating a 75-year-old woman to death will face a death-penalty trial.
After one day's worth of preliminary hearings, a third district judge said she's heard sufficient evidence to try Floyd Eugene Maestas for capital murder and first-degree felony aggravated burglary.
Maestas may face a third charge for forcible sexual abuse. The judge wants lawyers from both sides to argue their positions on whether accusations against Maestas fit the legal definition of abuse.
Maestas is accused of hitting and strangling Donna Lou Bott during a robbery in September of last year.
Maestas has a history of violent crimes, especially against elderly people.
