Richard Thad Pilkington |
A Judge in Calhoun
County judge set a bond reduction
hearing Monday and rescheduled a preliminary hearing for a Jacksonville man
charged with beating his girlfriend to death last month.
37 year old Richard Thad Pilkington, was arrested on Aug. 17 and charged with
killing 48 year old Tracey Callaway Strange,
of Jacksonville.
District Judge Chris McIntyre set both the bond reduction
hearing and preliminary hearing for Friday. Pilkington’s preliminary hearing
had been set for Monday.
Police said that both Pilkington and Strange were living
with friends at a mobile home on
Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest in Jacksonville.
Police allege Pilkington used his hands and feet to beat
Strange. She was pronounced dead from blunt force trauma at 4 a.m. Aug. 17 at
Regional Medical Center Jacksonville.
Pilkington was being held in the Calhoun County Jail
Monday. His bond is set at $500,000.
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