The triple homicide case that shook Custer County nearly two years ago was set to go before a jury next week, but a Fremont County judge granted a request Wednesday to delay the trial for the third time since the case started.

Hanme Clark, 46, is accused of fatally shooting three of his neighbors — Rob Geers, his wife, Beth Wade Geers, and James Daulton — over what authorities suspect was a land dispute on Nov. 20, 2023. Daulton’s wife, Patty Daulton, survived the shooting but sustained serious injuries, according to previous Gazette reporting.

The shooting took place near the victims’ homes, which were in a secluded Rocky Ridge Road neighborhood 8 miles northeast of Westcliffe.

Clark appeared in custody on Wednesday in an 11th Judicial District courtroom for what was supposed to be an

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