FORT SMITH — A jury trial for a man arrested in February after federal agents said they found an explosive device in his residence has been postponed.
According to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, U.S. District Judge P.K. Holmes signed an order Monday granting a motion from Neil Ravi Mehta, 31, of Fort Smith for a continuance. Mehta’s jury trial now is set for 9 a.m. July 17 in Fort Smith, according to court records. The trial had originally been set for April 3.
Mehta pleaded innocent March 9 to one count each of possession of an unregistered destructive device and possession of a destructive device unidentified by serial number.
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