Joplin murder trial pushed to mid-April

Jordan Joplin leaves a Ketchikan courtroom Wednesday following a hearing. (Photo by Leila Kheiry/KRBD)
The judge and attorneys in the case of Jordan Joplin have agreed to reschedule his trial to mid-April of next year citing new charges of first- and second-degree murder.
When he was charged only with first-degree theft, Joplin, 32, was scheduled to face trial this month. He was indicted in mid-July on murder charges, too.
All of the charges are related to the March 16 death of Ketchikan su