Trial set for Dayton man accused of murdering Carson City man on Super Bowl Sunday

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The Dayton man accused of killing a Carson City man during a dispute on Super Bowl Sunday pleaded not guilty in district court Tuesday morning and a trial date was set for January.

David Grimes, 32, was bound over to district court on Tuesday, April 26, after tearful testimony from victim, James Lay’s widow.

The trial is set for seven days, from Jan. 13 until Jan. 23, 2014.

Grimes is accused of firing a single shot through James Lay’s chest, puncturing his heart and other organs, before Lay died in front of his Washington Street house around 8:35 p.m. Feb. 3.