A hearing scheduled Dec. 11 on a motion by Richard Terrel seeking to have statements made to police investigating the death of William York Sr. thrown out of evidence was continued at the request of lawyers.

In the motion, Terrel’s lawyer said a request also is being made to continue the late January trial of Terrel and a second person in York’s death.

Terrel, 36, of Troy is charged with murder and other felony offenses in the May death of York, 88, of Tipp City. William York Sr.’s remains were found June 3 in Kentucky. He had been reported missing days earlier by family members.

York’s granddaughter, Hope Earnshaw-York, 24, of Tipp City, is charged in association with his death with felony indictments for gross abuse of a corpse, receiving stolen property and tampering with evidence.

Terrel’s lawyer, Jay Adams of Xenia, claimed in the motion filed in Miami County Common Pleas Court to suppress Terrel’s statements that the statements were not made voluntarily.

The Dec. 11 hearing was continued after a motion filed by Adams.

“By agreement of the parties and given the weight and gravity of this case, both the defense and the State of Ohio have agreed that more time is necessary for the parties to potentially resolve matters that need to be addressed,” Adams wrote in the motion.

New dates for the hearing about Terrel’s statements and the trial have not been set.