WARRENSBURG — A June trial date was set here Tuesday for the second of two men charged in the September murder of Warrensburg nightclub owner Blaine Whitworth.
Ziyad T. Abid, 23, a Saudi national, and Reginald L. Singletary, 27, of Warrensburg, were arrested after Whitworth was shot to death in front of his Warrensburg home on Sept. 1. According to court documents, Singletary agreed to shoot Whitworth in exchange for money from Abid. Both men have pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree murder and armed criminal action and remain in custody.
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