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The Lee County Courthouse in Opelika, Alabama. Monday, June 29, 2015. (Dakota Sumpter | Former Photo Editor) Courtesy of the Auburn Plainsman

The Lee County Courthouse in Opelika, Alabama. Monday, June 29, 2015. (Dakota Sumpter | Former Photo Editor) Courtesy of the Auburn Plainsman

Preliminary hearing for accused murder of Dr. Julie Gard Schnuelle rescheduled for Oct. 15

AUBURN, Ala (EETV) - Originally set for Oct. 8, the preliminary hearing for accused murderer Harold Rashad Dabney III is now set for Oct. 15 at 10 a.m. in Lee County District Judge Jeff Tickal's courtroom.

Prosecutors are petitioning for the death penalty against Dabney, and the hearing will determine if the case will move forward to a grand jury.

EETV will cover any updated reports of the case that is still ongoing in the City of Auburn.