A high-profile Lincoln County murder case is likely heading to a new venue. On June 23, Tyler Witham-Jordan's defense attorney, along with the state attorney general's prosecution team and Justice Daniel Billings, will discuss the trial's new schedule.

Part of the discussion, according to a Maine Superior Court associate clerk, is moving the trial to a different venue. The associate clerk confirmed June 20, a hearing is scheduled.

The first trial ended in a mistrial Dec. 11, 2024, three days into the trial. Witham-Jordan, 31, of Edgecomb and Livermore, is accused of depraved indifference murder in the Christmas Day 2022 death of Makinzlee Handrahan, 3, of Edgecomb. Handrahan was the daughter of Whitham-Jordan's then-girlfriend Faith Lewis, 32.  

Defense attorney James Howaniec objected Dec. 11, 2024 after "emotional testimony given by Lewis," according to Portland Press Herald. A trial date is expected for sometime in 2026, according to the associate clerk.