HUTCHINSON, Kan. — After a Salina attorney was recently assigned to represent murder suspect Brennan Trass, a tentative trial date in the nearly 3-year-old case has been set.

Reno County District Judge Trish Rose set a date of Nov. 5 for the trial to begin with a motion deadline of Aug. 27.

Trass is accused of murder for the shooting death of 24-year-old Jose Morales. Morales was found on the floor of a residence back on Aug. 17, 2015.

Salina attorney Bobby Hiebert was recently assigned to represent Trass, making him the 10th attorney assigned to the case.