The trail for two men accused of killing Caitlyn Kaufman is set for Jan. 23. The 26-year-old was shot Dec. 3, 2020 as she was driving to work at St. Thomas West Hospital in Tennessee. Submitted Photo

The judge presiding over the Caitlyn Kaufman murder trial in Tennessee did not immediately rule on a series of pretrial motions presented in two days of hearings.

Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County Court Judge Angelita Blackshear Dalton delayed ruling on the various motions that were argued in a hearing that began Tuesday, Nov. 15, and was continued to Thursday, Nov. 17.

James Cowan, 29, and Devaunte Hill, 23, both of Tennessee, are facing first-degree murder charges in the Dec. 3, 2020 shooting death of Kaufman, a Chicora native who was 26 years old. The jury trial is scheduled to begin Jan. 23.

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