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Trial date set for 3 accused of trying to kill Kan. deputy

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A January trial date has been scheduled for three men accused of trying to kill a Wyandotte County sheriff’s deputy.

The Kansas City Star reports Wyandotte County Deputy Scott Wood was shot March 4 at a convenience store. The three men charged with attempted capital murder in the shooting are 18-year-old Charles D. Bowser, 24-year-old Dyron M. King, and 35-year-old Cecil D. Meggerson.

Wood was driving home from work when he stopped at the convenience store. Three robbers soon walked in. Wood was shot several times and survived.

The three men are being held on $1 million bond on charges of attempted capital murder. Their trial is scheduled to start Jan. 25.

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