An Aledo man’s attempted murder case has been continued to later this month.
A pre-trial conference for 22-year-old Brody Esp was delayed to May 19 in Mercer County Circuit Court on Monday. The delay was attributed to the defense.
Esp was arrested by Aledo police in January following a domestic disturbance at the Buttonwood housing addition in Aledo. During the incident, a press release for the City’s public relations firm said Esp threatened to kill officers and fired a round from a semi-automatic handgun in their direction.
Esp was ruled fit to stand trial in March.
He’s facing four Class X felony counts of attempted murder, a Class 3 felony of aggravated discharge of a firearm, a Class 3 felony of threatening a public official, and a Class A misdemeanor of resisting arrest/obstructing duties of a police officer.