According to the Journal Gazette, a decision on when to set a trial for 39-year-old Michael Plumadore was postponed until February 27. The paper also reported defense attorneys filed a motion, asking the judge to appoint experts in the murder case.
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Prosecutors brought formal charges against Plumadore in late December in Allen Superior Court 6. Plumadore was charged with murder, abuse of a corpse and moving body from scene.
In an interview with police, Plumadore admitted that he used a brick to hit Lemmon in the head several times. He said he then carried Lemmon's body to his home and used a hack saw to dismember her.
According to the probable cause affidavit, Plumadore said he placed pieces of Lemmon's body in freezer bags before disposing of them in a dumpster at a nearby business.
Lemmon and her two sisters were staying with Plumadore for about a week while their mother was ill. Plumadore was a neighbor and a family friend.
