Gervens Justilien has murder trial moved back to January 2025

Justilien is facing charges of murder, strangulation, rape, and felonious assault for the March 13, 2024, death of a 26-year-old woman, Christland Auguste.

ALLEN COUNTY, OH (WLIO) - The trial for a man accused of murder back in March has been pushed back until next year.

Gervens Justilien has murder trial moved back to January 2025

31-year-old Gervens Justilien agreed to waive his right to a speedy trial during a hearing on Monday.

31-year-old Gervens Justilien agreed to waive his right to a speedy trial during a hearing on Monday. The new date has been set for January 14th, 2025, to give the defense time to prepare his case with a translator and translation software.

Justilien is facing charges of murder, strangulation, rape, and felonious assault for the March 13, 2024, death of a 26-year-old woman, Christland Auguste. Both the victim and defendant are originally from Haiti. Justilien will appear for another pretrial hearing on September 9th. 

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