Court dates set in death cases

Two teenagers charged in separate death-related cases in West Virginia have new court appearances scheduled.

Joseph Spencer, 17, of West Union, is due in court for a pretrial hearing Jan. 3, 2014. He’s been charged in the Labor Day 2012 shooting deaths of his father, mother and sister.

Spencer, whose case has been transferred to adult status, is scheduled to go on trial Jan. 6, 2014.

In a separate case, a grand jury meeting this week in Randolph County indicted Cole Edmond on charges of DUI causing death.

Edmond, 19, of Dailey, was allegedly driving drunk on June 20 when he lost control of his car on U.S. Route 219 near Tygarts Valley High School. A passenger, 15-year-old Bo Hornick, of Mill Creek, was killed in the accident.

Edmond will be arraigned on the charges Nov. 6.