PORT ANGELES — Robbie Wayne Davis, the Port Angeles man charged for trying to kill a relative with insulin shots in 2013 and 2014, has a new trial date.
Davis, 40, is now scheduled to go to trial Oct. 10.
His trial was previously set for July 18. It was continued Friday because the lead defense attorney will be unavailable in July, court papers said.
Davis is charged with three counts of first-degree attempted aggravated murder, three counts of first-degree aggravated assault-administers a destructive or noxious substance and two counts of harassment-threats to kill.
Port Angeles police alleged that Davis tried to kill his non-diabetic stepuncle, Richard Haynes, by administering lethal doses of insulin in December 2013, March 2014 and June 2014.
The harassment charges stem from intercepted letters in which Davis allegedly threatened a deputy prosecuting attorney and a caseworker, according to the affidavit for probable cause.
Davis has maintained his innocence. He rejected two plea offers.
Previous trial dates were reset because of delays with DNA testing and a judicial conflict.
Davis is being held in the Clallam County jail on $50,000 bail.
Haynes died of an unrelated illness in October 2014 at the age of 57.
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