Prosecutors indicated Monday they plan to seek the death penalty for a local man and two local women charged with capital murder for the death of a 58-year-old Hot Springs woman Friday.
Dillon Wayne Orrell, 31, who lists an Anatole Loop address, April Nicole Osborne, 23, who lists a Lester Street address, and Isabelle Marie Marcial, 18, who lists a Rector Street address, each appeared Monday via video in Garland County District Court and pleaded not guilty to capital murder, punishable by the death penalty or life in prison, for the death of Laura Ann Dickerson, who was found dead at her residence at 208 Linwood St.
All three also pleaded not guilty to a felony charge of aggravated residential burglary, punishable by up to life in prison. Orrell and Osborne also pleaded not guilty to a felony charge of theft by receiving over $2,500, punishable by up to 10 years in prison, involving the theft of the victim's car. Marcial was not charged with the theft count.
The three suspects were initially being held on zero bond, but Judge Ralph Ohm set each of their bonds at $500,000 during Monday's hearing. A felony review hearing is now set for Nov. 25 to determine if the charges will be bound over to Garland County Circuit Court.
Ohm also issued a gag order limiting pretrial publicity in the case. Prosecutors filed a motion to file the affidavit in the case under seal which was granted, so no details of the homicide have been made public.
In a news release issued Saturday, Hot Springs police said the victim's murder was "not a random act" and was related to the theft of the car. The release stated officers who responded Friday to the Linwood Street residence in reference to a welfare check found Dickerson dead inside.
"It was also noted that Dickerson's car was missing," the release said. The investigation later determined Orrell, Osborne and Marcial were involved in the homicide.
"It appears that the victim and suspects knew each other and that this was not a random act. The case is still under investigation," the release said.
Local on 10/24/2019