WINFIELD, W.Va. -- A preliminary hearing for Putnam County resident Philip Casto, who allegedly killed a Hurricane woman on Sept. 10, was postponed Monday in Putnam Circuit Court.
Casto, 33, of Scott Depot, faces a first-degree murder charge for the shooting death of Jennifer Evans, 27.
Massachusetts police captured Casto the day after the shooting at a shopping mall in Braintree, a suburb of Boston. He was brought back to Putnam County and arraigned.
Monday’s hearing, in front of Putnam Magistrate Linda J. Hunt, was delayed because Casto does not yet have an attorney, according to Hunt’s assistant, who said the hearing has not yet been rescheduled.
The assistant also said that Casto plans to hire David Moye, of Hurricane, to represent him.
Casto has not waived his right to a preliminary hearing, during which a magistrate decides whether there is probable cause to believe an offense has been committed and the defendant committed it.