Stabbing pretrial confrence delayed

The pretrial conference scheduled today for the man accused of stabbing a Penn State student in what was formerly known as Club Love, now Lulu's, 129 1/2 S. Pugh St., was continued until a later date.

Josephy A. Ventura is charged with first- and third-degree murder for the Feb. 17 incident that resulted in the death of Penn State senior Michael Donahue.

Joseph Amendola, Ventura's attorney, said a recently hired private investigator was still conducting interviews with witnesses and gathering evidence. He said the trial will not likely be held until the spring.

Accused man requests new court date

Andrew A. Rogers, 28, the State College man accused of beating a Penn State student to death with a baseball bat and bottle, is requesting a special court day for his pretrial hearing, originally scheduled for today.

Centre County District Attorney Michael Madeira said he is still waiting to hear from the court as to when the hearing will be rescheduled, but he anticipates it to be soon.

Rogers is charged with first- and third-degree murder as well as theft. Madeira said Friday that the commonwealth will not be seeking the death penalty against Rogers.