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YOUNGSTOWN -- The aggravated murder trial of two Youngstown men accused of participating in the shooting death of Reynaldo Hernandez, 24, at the East Side home of co-defendant, Andre K. Bailey, on Bott Street on Oct. 17, 2024, is now set for Sept. 21.
Eddie Winphrie, 43, and Vincent Marbley, 61, are charged with aggravated murder, murder, aggravated robbery and tampering with evidence, but they were only recently taken into custody in the case.
Marbley was booked into the Mahoning County jail May 11 after being found in Columbus, and Winphrie was booked into the jail April 2 after being captured in Columbus.
Both were indicted at the same time as co-defendant Andre Bailey, 41, on Oct. 31, 2024. Three other men were indicted on lesser charges.
Hernandez's body was found Oct. 18, 2024, in Veterans Memorial Cemetery on Youngstown's East Side.
Bailey went on trial in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court in February 2025 and was convicted of aggravated murder with prior calculation and design; aggravated murder; felony murder; murder; aggravated robbery; tampering with evidence; and being a felon in possession of a firearm and was later sentenced to 39 years to life in prison. His convictions and sentence were upheld by the 7th District Court of Appeals in January.
Winphrie and then Marbley had separate hearings this week before Judge R. Scott Krichbaum to discuss some issues that have arisen, such as Winphrie initially asking for a new attorney but ultimately deciding not to make a change.
At Marbley's hearing, much of the discussion was about Mahoning County Assistant Prosecutor John Juhasz, who was not present for the hearing, not being available for trial if it took place Aug. 10, as scheduled.
Defense attorney Lou DeFabio, who represents Marbley, said he did not object to the trial being pushed back from Aug. 10.
Krichbaum said he was advised that Juhasz had previously planned a vacation that also involved some family issues. Krichbaum said he indicated at an earlier hearing he was "of a mind" to reset the trial to a later date because of what Juhasz said.
The prosecution and defense agreed to move it to Sept. 21, and Krichbaum agreed to the new date, saying it was being set far enough in advance that "I would have to suffer no excuses why we couldn't go forward in the future."