Helgerson, Nieto Trials Postponed

DAYTON – Columbia County Superior Court Judge Scott Gallina has postponed the trial of Levi Helgerson, of Dayton, who is charged with first degree assault of a child.

The trial was originally scheduled to begin this week, but was reset for November 2, and may last as many as eight days.

According to Columbia County Prosecutor Rea Culwell, problems with Columbia County’s jury notice system left the court with too few potential jurors for the trial. The judge agreed to delay the trial to allow recruitment of a full pool of potential jurors.

Helgerson, 24, is accused of severely injuring the infa...