The case of a Scott County man facing first degree murder will get underway on Tuesday, January 19 in a Scott County Circuit Court.
Jared Briley was charged in March of 2020 in the death Charlene Gilley. Gilley, 19, was found dead in a rented room at the Southern Nights Motel, 1622 Rice Street in Waldron. Following an investigation by the Special Agents of the Arkansas State Police, Criminal Investigation Division, a warrant was issued for Briley’s arrest. Briley eluded officers over the next 24 hours, but was eventually apprehended on Sunday, March 22.
Briley has pled not guilty to the charge of first degree murder, and his attorney has filed a notice of intent to rely on the defense of mental disease or defect. A pre-trial hearing was held on Tuesday, January 5. The case is set on the docket for Tuesday, January 19.
