Thornton trial postponed

The attempted murder jury trial for Fred Thornton in the Bourbon County District Court has been postponed.

The trial was scheduled to begin Tuesday but was rescheduled to begin Sept. 29. The change was made by Judge Mark Ward because he was worried that the Derek Holt trial might run into Tuesday. The Holt trial concluded about 10 p.m. Monday night (See story to left).

Thornton and his daughter, Laura Thornton, both allegedly participated in an assault on a woman in a case of domestic violence in September 2008. Last November, both Thorntons pleaded not guilty during separate arraignments.

On Sept. 15, 2008, officers were dispatched to a residence at 403 Wright St., on a domestic violence-related call. Preliminary investigations that night resulted in Fred Thornton's arrest on multiple charges, including attempted murder in the first degree, aggravated battery, violation of a court order, and criminal trespass in defiance of a court order.

Fred Thornton is currently in custody at the Southeast Kansas Regional Correctional Center in lieu of a $500,000 bond.