The third and final suspect in the shooting of 53-year-old Michael Lawrence in front of his home rural Manteca during the summer of 2013 isn’t expected to appear before a jury until March. Christopher Oliver, 37, has been moving through the San Joaquin County court system apart from the other two men that were being charged with Lawrence’s murder – 25-year-old Michael Roessler and 23-year-old Justin Wilson – after his legal counsel requested to be relieved shortly before his trial was about to begin. According to prosecuting assistant district attorney Janet Smith, her objection to his departure and the delay in trying Oliver was overruled by the judge.
3rd suspect in rural Manteca murder goes to trial in March
