Facing triple homicide charges, Joshua Maylee of Holts Summit was bound over Friday for a May 2 arraignment in Callaway County Circuit Court.
In Maylee's preliminary hearing Friday, Associate Circuit Court Judge Carol England ruled crimes have been committed and there is probable cause that Maylee may have committed them.
The ruling sets in motion a full-scale capital murder trial that will shift from Callaway County Associate Circuit Court to Callaway County Circuit Court.
After the preliminary hearing, Callaway County Prosecuting Attorney Chris Wilson said the entire murder trial may take up to two years to complete.
Wilson said he is basing that estimate on previous capital murder trials. He said the last one in Callaway County took more than two years to complete.