Both sides were supposed to hold a hearing on Dec. 5 to decide when Brooks Houck and Joseph Lawson would stand trial. That hearing has been cancelled after the agreement to try the men in June of ...
Rogers' ex-boyfriend, Brooks Houck, is also charged with murder and tampering with physical evidence. Joseph Lawson’s attorneys filed a motion to keep his trial separate back in April.
Brooks Houck and Joseph Lawson will be tried together on June 24, 2025. Steve Lawson, Joseph's father, will be tried separately on Feb. 10, 2025. The judge approved that motion Nov. 5. Both ...
The attorneys for Brooks Houck have submitted a request to have the Nelson Circuit Court Judge Charles Simms disqualified from the case. The Nelson County judge overseeing the Crystal Rogers case has ...