JUNCTION CITY – A Kansas man accused in the murder of a Junction City woman appeared in Geary County Court on Wednesday.

Daniel E. Edwards, 34, Junction City, pleaded not guilty to the murder of Sharon Moody, 52, of Junction City.

She was found dead at her 1015 West Ninth Street residence on March 15.

Edwards was arrested later that night in Topeka,

In addition to 1st Degree Premeditated Murder, Edwards is faces an alternative count of Felony 1st Degree Murder, plus Aggravated Robbery and Theft by Deception.

Steve Opat, Geary County Attorney, said a motions hearing “on the admissibility of the statements that Edwards made to law enforcement is set for January 26.

“A jury trial could be scheduled after that date,” Opat said,

“There will be depending on the outcome of, and the Court’s ruling on the admissibility on those statements.”

A probation revocation motion hearing for Edwards in a separate case will also be on January 26.

Edwards is incarcerated in the Geary County Detention center on a $1 million bond.