Event Brief
Defense seeks separate trials in 2019 soldier murder
Filed: May 20, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET
Summary: Amanda Bishop appeared for a plea hearing; defense asks for separate trials from co-defendant Eric Byrd.
WHO: Amanda Bishop; Eric Byrd; Jacob Bishop (victim); defense attorneys
WHAT: Defense requested separate trials for suspects charged in the 2019 murder of Tennessee Army National Guard soldier Jacob Bishop.
WHEN: May 20, 2026 at 12:30 PM ET
WHERE: Lenoir City, Tennessee
WHY: The defense argued Bishop should be tried separately from Eric Byrd during the plea proceedings.
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