WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — The jury trial for a Farmington man accused of killing his wife in 2022 has been delayed a fourth time.
Jason Ross Dunigan, 40, is accused of killing his wife Amber Dunigan after her body was found with a gunshot wound to the head in a car off Arkansas Highway 16 in May 2021.
Dunigan was arrested Feb. 19, 2022, and pleaded not guilty to capital murder.
His trial was originally set to begin on Sept. 30, 2022, but was continued to Jan. 27, 2023. The trial was continued a second time on Feb. 2, and was rescheduled for April 25.
On April 25, Dunigan’s trial was continued a third time, and a new trial date was set for Aug. 3.
Dunigan’s jury trial was delayed a fourth time and is now scheduled for Oct. 20 in Washington County.
