Springdale murder trial rescheduled

FAYETTEVILLE -- A Springdale man's capital murder trial has been rescheduled.

The case of Juan Pablo Perez-Lopez, 29, was set for Friday in Washington County Circuit Court. The case was rescheduled for Oct. 19.

Perez-Lopez told police he stabbed Jesus Cecilio Villalobos, a Springdale auto mechanic, about 20 times Feb. 13, 2013, according to court records.

Police found Perez-Lopez on a bicycle with a knife and bloody hands, then found Villalobos, 48, in a parking lot with multiple stab wounds to his chest and his throat cut, according to a search warrant affidavit filed in the case.

Perez-Lopez pleaded innocent. He's being held in the Washington County jail in lieu of bond.

Metro on 07/29/2015

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