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FEBRUARY, 2025 TRIAL DATE SET FOR PHILLIP LEE

(Richmond, IN)--A trial date has been set for the man charged with shooting and killing Richmond Police officer Seara Burton.  That trial date is more than a year and a half away.  On Friday, a series of dates was set for Phillip Lee.  The trial date is now set for February 10 of 2025.  Ten weeks have been blocked off in the Wayne Circuit Court calendar for the trial.  There are also now ten pre-trial hearings set to take place about every two months between now and the trial date.  Lee faces the possibility of the death penalty if convicted.