The trial for the man charged with killing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts in 2018 has been delayed.
Cristhian Bahena Rivera had been scheduled to stand trial for first-degree murder on Feb. 4 in Sioux City. KWQC-TV 9 reports that plan became uncertain last week when Judge Joel Yates suspended the case so that the Iowa Supreme Court could decide whether to grant Rivera's pretrial appeal of a key ruling.
A court spokesman said Tuesday that the trial has been delayed and will not happen in the month of February.
A new trial date will be set after the Iowa Supreme Court decides how to handle Rivera's appeal.