Svoboda trial set for March

Much can change between now and March 20. However, if the case continues to progress along its current schedule, Crook County native Ed Svoboda is expected to stand trial for murder in the first degree on that date.

Svoboda has pled not guilty to the charge by reason of mental illness. An August, 2022 date was originally set for his trial, which has experienced delays due to the necessity for an examination of his mental condition at the Wyoming State Hospital.

Svoboda has been charged with murder in the first degree following an incident on September 5, 2021 in which his wife, Kathleen, was a...