WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Sedgwick County judge has ruled that a Wichita man will stand trial in the death of a 27-year-old woman.
Marvin Lee Gray Jr. is charged in the death of Ciera Ray, whose body was found in her home June 25. Ray’s 3-year-old daughter was found unharmed inside the home. The Wichita Eagle reports an autopsy report documented 37 stab wounds on Ray’s body.
After hearing nearly three hours of testimony during Gray’s preliminary hearing Thursday, Sedgwick County District Court Judge Jeffrey Goering ruled there was enough evidence to try Gray on charges of first-degree premeditated murder, aggravated burglary, rape and aggravated criminal sodomy.
Gray pleaded not guilty to the charges after Goering’s ruling.
Gray’s scheduled for a jury trial Nov. 9.