A Garner man charged with kidnapping a woman in April at gunpoint in the parking lot of the Aldi grocery store in Mason City will not be entering a guilty plea on Monday as previously planned.

Instead, a jury trial for Blair Justin Greiman, 60, who is charged with second-degree kidnapping and violation of parole, is scheduled for Nov. 18 in Cerro Gordo County District Court.

According to a court document filed on Thursday, the state and the defense are not ready to proceed to a plea change hearing at this time.

Greiman pleaded not guilty in May.

On April 30, the Mason City Police Department responded to a call that a disguised male approached a 20-year-old woman from behind and pressed a gun to her abdomen. The victim was able to escape, and bystanders assisted at the scene.

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